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SB 5.24.6

Devanāgarī

ततोऽधस्ताच्छतयोजनान्तर इयं पृथिवी यावद्धंसभासश्येनसुपर्णादय: पतत्‍त्रिप्रवरा उत्पतन्तीति ॥ ६ ॥

Text

tato ’dhastāc chata-yojanāntara iyaṁ pṛthivī yāvad dhaṁsa-bhāsa-śyena-suparṇādayaḥ patattri-pravarā utpatantīti.

Synonyms

tataḥadhastāt—beneath that;śata-yojana—of one hundredyojanas;antare—by an interval;iyam—this;pṛthivī—planet earth;yāvat—as high as;haṁsa—swans;bhāsa—vultures;śyena—eagles;suparṇa-ādayaḥ—and other birds;patattri-pravarāḥ—the chief among birds;utpatanti—can fly;iti—thus.

Translation

Below the abodes of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas by a distance of 100 yojanas [800 miles] is the planet earth. Its upper limits extend as high as swans, hawks, eagles and similar large birds can fly.

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