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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.25.20

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 25 · Verse 20

Verse 20

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.