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SB 9.19.22

Devanāgarī

दिशि दक्षिणपूर्वस्यां द्रुह्युं दक्षिणतो यदुम् । प्रतीच्यां तुर्वसुं चक्र उदीच्यामनुमीश्वरम् ॥ २२ ॥

Text

diśi dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyāṁ druhyuṁ dakṣiṇato yadum pratīcyāṁ turvasuṁ cakra udīcyām anum īśvaram

Synonyms

diśi—in the direction;dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyām—southeast;druhyum—his son named Druhyu;dakṣiṇataḥ—in the southern side of the world;yadum—Yadu;pratīcyām—in the western side of the world;turvasum—his son known as Turvasu;cakre—he made;udīcyām—in the northern side of the world;anum—his son named Anu;īśvaram—the King.

Translation

King Yayāti gave the southeast to his son Druhyu, the south to his son Yadu, the west to his son Turvasu, and the north to his son Anu. In this way he divided the kingdom.

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