क्वचिद् देवपुरव्याप्तं क्वचिद्दैत्यपुरान्वितम् । अन्योन्याप्राप्यनगरं नगरन्ध्रकरानिलम् ॥ ५४ ॥
kvacid dēvapuravyāptaṁ kvaciddaityapurānvitam | anyōnyāprāpyanagaraṁ nagarandhrakarānilam || 54 ||
Translation
in one place pervaded by cities of the gods, in another furnished with cities of the daityas, cities that cannot reach one another, and winds that make holes in mountains;
Word by word
- kvacid
- (kvacit) in one place
- dēva
- of the gods
- pura
- by cities; with cities
- vyāptaṁ
- pervaded
- daitya
- of the daityas
- anvitam
- furnished
- anyōnya
- one another
- aprāpya
- that cannot reach
- nagaraṁ
- cities
- naga
- in mountains
- randhra
- holes
- kara
- that make
- anilam
- and winds
Meaning
The commentary: cities that cannot reach each other, kept apart by winds strong enough to bore through mountains. As in v. 17, worlds in one space that do not meet.