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SB 8.15.14

Devanāgarī

आकाशगङ्गया देव्या वृतां परिखभूतया । प्राकारेणाग्निवर्णेन साट्टालेनोन्नतेन च ॥ १४ ॥

Text

ākāśa-gaṅgayā devyā vṛtāṁ parikha-bhūtayā prākāreṇāgni-varṇena sāṭṭālenonnatena ca

Synonyms

ākāśa-gaṅgayā—by Ganges water known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā;devyā—the always-worshipable goddess;vṛtām—surrounded;parikha-bhūtayā—as a trench;prākāreṇa—by ramparts;agni-varṇena—resembling fire;sa-aṭṭālena—with places for fighting;unnatena—very high;ca—and.

Translation

The city was surrounded by trenches full of Ganges water, known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā, and by a high wall, which was the color of fire. Upon this wall were parapets for fighting.

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