ततोऽपि च घृताम्भोधिलेखयैवंप्रमाणया । ततोऽपि शाल्मलीद्वीपलेखया मलपूर्णया ॥ २० ॥
tatō’pi ca ghṛtāmbhōdhilēkhayaivaṁpramāṇayā | tatō’pi śālmalīdvīpalēkhayā malapūrṇayā || 20 ||
Translation
and after that by the line of the ocean of ghee, of the same measure; after that by the line of the island of Śālmali, full of dirt;
Word by word
- tatō
- (tataḥ) after that
- api
- and
- ca
- and
- ghṛta
- of ghee
- ambhōdhi
- of the ocean
- lēkhayā
- by the line
- ēvaṁ
- the same
- pramāṇayā
- of measure
- śālmalī
- of Śālmali
- dvīpa
- of the island
- mala
- of dirt
- pūrṇayā
- full
Meaning
Śālmalidvīpa is named after the silk-cotton tree. The last words can also be divided as "full of what is stainless" (amala), as another commentary reads them.
