SB 5.21.15

Devanāgarī

रथनीडस्तु षट्‌त्रिंशल्लक्षयोजनायतस्तत्तुरीयभागविशालस्तावान् रविरथयुगो यत्र हयाश्छन्दोनामान: सप्तारुणयोजिता वहन्ति देवमादित्यम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

ratha-nīḍas tu ṣaṭ-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyatas tat-turīya-bhāga-viśālas tāvān ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayāś chando-nāmānaḥ saptāruṇa-yojitā vahanti devam ādityam.

Synonyms

ratha-nīḍaḥ—the interior of the chariot;tu—but;ṣaṭ-triṁśat-lakṣa-yojana-āyataḥ—3,600,000yojanaslong;tat-turīya-bhāga—one quarter of that measure (900,000yojanas);viśālaḥ—having a width;tāvān—so much also;ravi-ratha-yugaḥ—the yoke for the horses;yatra—where;hayāḥ—horses;chandaḥ-nāmānaḥ—having the different names of Vedic meters;sapta—seven;aruṇa-yojitāḥ—hooked up by Aruṇadeva;vahanti—carry;devam—the demigod;ādityam—the sun-god.

Translation

My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god’s chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot’s horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.

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