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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.33

యే త్విహ వై భూతాన్యుద్వేజయన్తి నరా ఉల్బణస్వభావా యథా దన్దశూకాస్తేఽపి ప్రేత్య నరకే దన్దశూకాఖ్యే నిపతన్తి యత్ర నృప దన్దశూకా: పఞ్చముఖా: సప్తముఖా ఉపసృత్య గ్రసన్తి యథా బిలేశయాన్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥
ye tv iha vai bhūtāny udvejayanti narā ulbaṇa-svabhāvā yathā dandaśūkās te ’pi pretya narake dandaśūkākhye nipatanti yatra nṛpa dandaśūkāḥ paṣca-mukhāḥ sapta-mukhā upasṛtya grasanti yathā bileśayān.
[ye tv iha vai bhootaany udvejayanti naraa ulbana-svabhaavaa yathaa dandashookaas te ’pi pretya narake dandashookaakhye nipatanti yatra nripa dandashookaah pashcha-mukhaah sapta-mukhaa upasritya grasanti yathaa bileshayaan.]
ye — persons who tu — but iha — in this life vai — indeed bhūtāni — to living entities udvejayanti — cause unnecessary pain narāḥ — men ulbaṇa-svabhāvāḥ — angry by nature yathā — just like dandaśūkāḥ — snakes te — they api — also pretya — after dying narake — in the hell dandaśūka-ākhye — named Dandaśūka nipatanti — fall down yatra — where nṛpa — O King dandaśūkāḥ — serpents paṣca-mukhāḥ — having five hoods sapta-mukhāḥ — having seven hoods upasṛtya — reaching up grasanti — eat yathā — just like bileśayān — mice.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ye tv iha vai bhūtāny udvejayanti narā ulbaṇa-svabhāvā yathā dandaśūkās te ’pi pretya narake dandaśūkākhye nipatanti yatra nṛpa dandaśūkāḥ paṣca-mukhāḥ sapta-mukhā upasṛtya grasanti yathā bileśayān.
ye
persons who
tu
but
iha
in this life
vai
indeed
bhūtāni
to living entities
udvejayanti
cause unnecessary pain
narāḥ
men
ulbaṇa-svabhāvāḥ
angry by nature
yathā
just like
dandaśūkāḥ
snakes
te
they
api
also
pretya
after dying
narake
in the hell
dandaśūka-ākhye
named Dandaśūka
nipatanti
fall down
yatra
where
nṛpa
O King
dandaśūkāḥ
serpents
paṣca-mukhāḥ
having five hoods
sapta-mukhāḥ
having seven hoods
upasṛtya
reaching up
grasanti
eat
yathā
just like
bileśayān
mice.
Those who in this life are like envious serpents, always angry and giving pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandaśūka. My dear King, in this hell there are serpents with five or seven hoods. These serpents eat such sinful persons just as snakes eat mice.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Those who in this life are like envious serpents, who are always angry and give pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandaśūka. O King! In this hell, serpents with five or seven hoods eat such sinful persons just as snakes eat mice. Vileśayān means mice.
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