# SB 10.12.19 ## Text > aho mitrāṇi gadata > sattva-kūṭaṁ puraḥ sthitam > asmat-saṅgrasana-vyātta- > vyāla-tuṇḍāyate na vā ## Synonyms *aho*—oh; *mitrāṇi*—friends; *gadata*—just let us know; *sattva*-*kūṭam*—dead python; *puraḥ* *sthitam*—as it is just before us all; *asmat*—all of us; *saṅgrasana*—to devour us altogether; *vyātta*-*vyāla*-*tuṇḍā*-*yate*—the python has spread its mouth; *na* *vā*—whether it is a fact or not. ## Translation **The boys said: Dear friends, is this creature dead, or is it actually a living python with its mouth spread wide just to swallow us all? Kindly clear up this doubt.** ## Purport The friends began to discuss among themselves the reality of the wonderful creature laying before them. Was it dead, or was it actually a living python trying to swallow them up?