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Chapter 12.330 - Verse 28

Sanskrit Text

तथैवासं त्रिककुदो वाराहं रूपमास्थितः त्रिककुत्तेन विख्यातः शरीरस्य तु मापनात्

English Translation

While I put on the form of a powerful boar for this purpose, I had three humps on my back. Indeed on account of this peculiarity of my form at that time that I have come to be called by the name of Trikakud (threehumped).

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तथा + एव + अस् | त्रि + ककुद | वाराहं | रूपम् | आस्थितः
त्रिककुत् | तेन | विख्यातः | शरीरस्य | तु | मापनात्