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SB 4.24.2

Devanāgarī

हर्यक्षायादिशत्प्राचीं धूम्रकेशाय दक्षिणाम् । प्रतीचीं वृकसंज्ञाय तुर्यां द्रविणसे विभु: ॥ २ ॥

Text

haryakṣāyādiśat prācīṁ dhūmrakeśāya dakṣiṇām pratīcīṁ vṛka-saṁjñāya turyāṁ draviṇase vibhuḥ

Synonyms

haryakṣāya—unto Haryakṣa;adiśat—delivered;prācīm—eastern;dhūmrakeśāya—unto Dhūmrakeśa;dakṣiṇām—the southern side;pratīcīm—the western side;vṛka-saṁjñāya—unto his brother whose name was Vṛka;turyām—the northern side;draviṇase—unto another brother of his named Draviṇa;vibhuḥ—the master.

Translation

Mahārāja Vijitāśva offered the eastern part of the world to his brother Haryakṣa, the southern part to Dhūmrakeśa, the western part to Vṛka and the northern part to Draviṇa.

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