phalānāṁ patatāṁ śabdaṁ
niśamyāsura-rāsabhaḥ
abhyadhāvat kṣiti-talaṁ
sa-nagaṁ parikampayan

 phalānām - of the fruits; patatām - which are falling; śabdam - the sound; niśamya - hearing; asura-rāsabhaḥ - the demon in the form of a jackass; abhyadhāvat - ran forward; kṣiti-talam - the surface of the earth; sa-nagam - together with the trees; parikampayan - making tremble.


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Hearing the sound of the falling fruits, the ass demon Dhenuka ran forward to attack, making the earth and trees tremble.

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