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ŚB 10.37.29

गिरिदर्यां विनिक्षिप्य नीतं नीतं महासुर: ।
शिलया पिदधे द्वारं चतु:पञ्चावशेषिता: ॥ २९ ॥
giri-daryāṁ vinikṣipya
nītaṁ nītaṁ mahāsuraḥ
śilayā pidadhe dvāraṁ
catuḥ-pañcāvaśeṣitāḥ

Synonyms

giriof a mountain; daryāmin a cave; vinikṣipyathrowing; nītam nītamgradually bringing them; mahā-asuraḥthe great demon; śilayāwith a stone; pidadhehe blocked; dvāramthe entrance; catuḥ-pañcafour or five; avaśeṣitāḥremained.

Translation

Gradually the great demon abducted more and more of the cowherd boys and cast them into a mountain cave, which he sealed shut with a boulder. Finally only four or five boys acting as sheep remained in the game.