ततः पूर्वां दिशं भित्त्वा दक्षिणां बिभिदुः पुनः | दक्षिणस्यामपि दिशि ददृशुस्ते महागजम् || १-४०-१७ महापद्मं महात्मानं सुमहत्पर्वतोपमम् | शिरसा धारयन्तं गां विस्मयं जग्मुरुत्तमम् || १-४०-१८
pashcimaayaam api dishi mahaaMtam acalopamam | dishaa gajam saumanasam dadR^ishuH te mahaa balaaH || 1-40-20
Translation
After splitting the eastern direction then they split opened the southern direction, and even in southern direction they beheld an elephant that is similar to a very great mountain, and that is sustaining southerly side of earth on its head, and on seeing that mammoth elephant of venerable character, namely Mahapadma, they went into an inordinate astonishment. [1-40-17, 18]
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, 18. tataH puurvaam disham bhittvaa
then, on splitting eastern direction
punaH
again - then
dakSiNaam bibhiduH
south, split open
te dakSiNasyaam dishi api
they, in the \t\t\tsouthern, direction, even in
sumahat parvatopamam
similar to very \t\t\tgreat mountain
shirasaa gaam dhaarayantam
which is sustaining [southerly side of ] earth by head
mahaatmaanam
which has venerable character
mahaapadmam
at Mahapadma \t\t\t[southerly elephant]
mahaagajam
mammoth elephant
dadR^ishuH
they saw
[te] uttamam vismayam jagmuH
[they] have undergone inordinate astonishment.
Chapter context
Sage Kapila burns the sons of Sagara
26 verses · Verse 17 of 26
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