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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.2.6

యత్ర సఙ్గీతసన్నాదైర్నదద్గుహమమర్షయా । అభిగర్జన్తి హరయ: శ్లాఘిన: పరశఙ్కయా ॥ ౬ ॥
yatra saṅgīta-sannādair
[yatra sangeeta-sannaadair]
nadad-guham amarṣayā
[nadad-guham amarshayaa]
abhigarjanti harayaḥ
[abhigarjanti harayah]
ślāghinaḥ para-śaṅkayā
[shlaaghinah para-shankayaa]
yatra — in that mountain (Trikūṭa) saṅgīta — of singing sannādaiḥ — with the vibrations nadat — resounding guham — the caves amarṣayā — because of unbearable anger or envy abhigarjanti — roar harayaḥ — the lions ślāghinaḥ — being very proud of their strength para-śaṅkayā — because of suspecting another lion.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yatra saṅgīta-sannādair
yatra
in that mountain (Trikūṭa)
saṅgīta
of singing
sannādaiḥ
with the vibrations
nadad-guham amarṣayā
nadat
resounding
guham
the caves
amarṣayā
because of unbearable anger or envy
abhigarjanti harayaḥ
abhigarjanti
roar
harayaḥ
the lions
ślāghinaḥ para-śaṅkayā
ślāghinaḥ
being very proud of their strength
para-śaṅkayā
because of suspecting another lion.
Because of the resounding vibrations of the denizens of heaven singing in the caves, the lions there, being very proud of their strength, roar with unbearable envy, thinking that another lion is roaring in that way.

In the higher planetary systems, there are not only different types of human beings, but also animals like lions and elephants. There are trees, and the land is made of emeralds. Such is the creation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has sung in this regard, keśava! tuyā jagata vicitra: “My Lord Keśava, Your creation is colorful and full of varieties.” Geologists, botanists and other so-called scientists speculate about other planetary systems, but being unable to estimate the varieties on other planets, they falsely imagine that all planets but this one are vacant, uninhabited, and full of dust. Although they cannot even estimate the varieties existing throughout the universe, they are very proud of their knowledge, and they are accepted as learned by persons of a similar caliber. As described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.19) , śva-vid-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ: materialistic leaders are praised by dogs, hogs, camels and asses, and they themselves are also big animals. One should not be satisfied with the knowledge imparted by a big animal. Rather, one must take knowledge from a perfect person like Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ: our duty is to follow the instructions of the mahājanas. There are twelve mahājanas, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī is one of them.

svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ prahlādo janako bhīṣmo balir vaiyāsakir vayam

( Bhāg. 6.3.20)

Vaiyāsaki is Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Whatever he says we consider to be factual. That is perfect knowledge.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the caves resounded with the singing of the Kinnaras, the lions, proud of their strength, roared with unbearable envy, thinking that another lion was roaring. The proud (ślaginaḥ) lions roared out of intolerance and fear of another lion, directed to the place where the caves resounded with music of the Kinnaras.
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