मेरुस्तम्भस्थलोकेशपुरन्ध्रीशालभञ्जिकः । चतुर्दशापवरकस्त्रिगर्त्तो भानुदीपकः ॥ ३१ ॥
mērustambhasthalōkēśapurandhrīśālabhañjikaḥ | caturdaśāpavarakastrigarttō bhānudīpakaḥ || 31 ||
Translation
whose pillar is Meru, with the wives of the world-guardians standing on it as statues; with fourteen rooms, three hollows, and the sun for a lamp;
Word by word
- mēru
- Meru
- stambha
- whose pillar is
- stha
- standing on it
- lōkēśa
- of the world-guardians
- purandhrī
- with the wives
- śālabhañjikaḥ
- as statues
- caturdaśa
- fourteen
- apavarakas
- (apavarakaḥ) with rooms
- tri
- three
- garttō
- (garttaḥ) hollows
- bhānu
- the sun
- dīpakaḥ
- for a lamp
Meaning
The commentary: in it the world-guardians and their wives stand on the pillar of Meru like statues; the fourteen worlds are its inner rooms; the three worlds are its pits; the sun is its lamp.