# SB 10.12.22 > आस्तृतायाममार्गोऽयं रसनां प्रतिगर्जति > एषां अन्तर्गतं ध्वान्तमेतदप्यन्तराननम ॥२२॥ ## Text > āstṛtāyāma-mārgo 'yaṁ > rasanāṁ pratigarjati > eṣāṁ antar-gataṁ dhvāntam > etad apy antar-ānanam ## Synonyms *āstṛta-āyāma*—the length and breadth; *mārgaḥ ayam*—a broad way; *rasanām*—the tongue; *pratigarjati*—resembles; *eṣām antaḥ-gatam*—on the inside of the mountains; *dhvāntam*—darkness; *etat*—this; *api*—indeed; *antaḥ-ānanam*—the inside of the mouth. ## Translation **In length and breadth the animal's tongue resembles a broad traffic-way, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a cave in a mountain.**