Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 39: Sagara’s Sons Search for the Sacrificial Horse
Text 1.39.25
भगवन्पृथिवी सर्वा खन्यते सगरात्मजैः।
बहवश्च महात्मानो हन्यन्ते तलवासिनः॥
bhagavan pṛthivī sarvā khanyate sagarātmajaiḥ
bahavaś ca mahātmāno hanyante tala-vāsinaḥ
bhagavan = O Lord; pṛthivī = earth; sarvā = entire; khanyate = is dug; sagara-ātmajaiḥ = by the sons of Sagara; bahavaḥ ca = and many; mahā-ātmānaḥ = great souls; hanyante = are being killed; tala-vāsinaḥ = residing at Rasātala.
O Lord, the entire earth is dug by the sons of Sagara, and many great souls residing at Rasātala are being killed.