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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.25.22

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 25 · Verse 22

Verse 22

ततो गोमेदकद्वीपलेखयैवंप्रमाणया । इक्ष्वब्धिलेखयाऽप्येवं हिमवत्सानुशुद्धया ॥ २२ ॥

tatō gōmēdakadvīpalēkhayaivaṁpramāṇayā | ikṣvabdhilēkhayā’pyēvaṁ himavatsānuśuddhayā || 22 ||

Translation

then by the line of the island Gomedaka, of the same measure; and so by the line of the ocean of sugar-cane, pure as the slopes of Himavat;

Word by word

tatō
(tataḥ) then
gōmēdaka
Gomedaka
dvīpa
of the island
lēkhayā
by the line
ēvaṁ
the same
pramāṇayā
of measure
ikṣva
(ikṣu) of sugar-cane
abdhi
of the ocean
api
and
himavat
of Himavat
sānu
as the slopes
śuddhayā
pure

Meaning

Gomedaka is named after a gem; another commentary identifies it with Plakṣadvīpa. Then the sea of sugar-cane juice.