They began to lick with their tongues the Kusha grass in which the Ambrosia had been placed; and by that act, their tongues became divided into two.
सोमस्थानमिदं चेति दर्खास्ते लिलिहुस्तदा। ततो द्विधाकृता जिह्वाः सर्पाणां तेन कर्मणा॥