आकाशमात्रमेतेषामिदं पश्य वपुः पुनः । मेरुमन्दरकोटीनां कोटयस्तेष्ववस्थिताः ॥ २८ ॥
ākāśamātramētēṣāmidaṁ paśya vapuḥ punaḥ | mērumandarakōṭīnāṁ kōṭayastēṣvavasthitāḥ || 28 ||
Translation
And see again: the body of these is space alone; yet crores of crores of Merus and Mandaras stand in them.
Word by word
- ākāśa
- space
- mātram
- alone
- ētēṣām
- of these
- idaṁ
- this
- paśya
- see
- vapuḥ
- the body
- punaḥ
- again
- mēru
- of Merus
- mandara
- and Mandaras
- kōṭīnāṁ
- crores
- kōṭayas
- (koṭayaḥ) crores of
- tēṣv
- (teṣu) in them
- avasthitāḥ
- stand
Meaning
Another commentary: from the highest standpoint the body of all these worlds is only the space of this hall; from that of dealings, see how many mountains stand in them.