ततः क्रौञ्चाभिधद्वीपलेखयैवंप्रमाणया । वेष्टितां खातरचया नवां नृपपुरीमिव ॥ १९ ॥
tataḥ krauñcābhidhadvīpalēkhayaivaṁpramāṇayā | vēṣṭitāṁ khātaracayā navāṁ nṛpapurīmiva || 19 ||
Translation
then encircled by the line of the island named Krauñca, of the same measure, like a new royal city by its moat;
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- krauñca
- Krauñca
- abhidha
- named
- dvīpa
- of the island
- lēkhayā
- by the line
- ēvaṁ
- the same
- pramāṇayā
- of measure
- vēṣṭitāṁ
- encircled
- khāta
- by its moat
- racayā
- made
- navāṁ
- new
- nṛpa
- royal
- purīm
- a city
- iva
- like
Meaning
Krauñcadvīpa, named after the mountain Krauñca. A ring of land around a ring of water, like a moat around a palace city.