Verse 21·VR 1.40.21

ते तं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पृष्ट्वा चापि निरामयम् | खनंतः समुपक्रांता दिशं सोमवतीं तदा || १-४०-२१

tataH praak uttaraam gatvaa saagaraaH prathitaam disham | roShaat abhyakhanan sarve pR^ithiviim sagara aatmajaaH || 1-40-24

Translation

Circumambulating that elephant namely Sumanasa in western side, and even on asking about its well-being, then they reached the northern direction duly digging the earth. [1-40-21]

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te tam pradakSiNam kR^itvaa

they on performing circumambulations to it

niraamayam pR^iSTvaa ca api

on asking its well-being \t\t\t, also, even

khanantaH

on digging - the earth

tadaa

then

[tataH

from there]

somavatiim \t\t\tdisham

that direction which has nectar, or, which has more \t\t\tSoma juice because rituals are performed there; [or,

haimavatiim

which has snow] northern direction

samupakraantaa

well \t\t\tnearby treated - reached.

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Sage Kapila burns the sons of Sagara

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