सरःस्रोतोऽब्धिसरसीजलोक्षितमहीतलः । पातालभूतलस्वर्गभागभासुरकोटरः ॥ ३६ ॥
saraḥsrōtō’bdhisarasījalōkṣitamahītalaḥ | pātālabhūtalasvargabhāgabhāsurakōṭaraḥ || 36 ||
Translation
its floor sprinkled with the water of lakes, streams, oceans and pools; its hollows shining as the nether world, the earth and heaven;
Word by word
- saraḥ
- of lakes
- srōtō
- (srotaḥ) streams
- abdhi
- oceans
- sarasī
- and pools
- jala
- with the water
- ukṣita
- sprinkled
- mahī
- its
- talaḥ
- floor
- pātāla
- the nether world
- bhūtala
- the earth
- svarga
- and heaven
- bhāga
- as
- bhāsura
- shining
- kōṭaraḥ
- its hollows
Meaning
The commentary: its floor is sprinkled with the water of ponds, rivers, oceans and lakes; and it has shining hollows, the nether world, the earth and heaven. So the pavilion of the world is described.