वृक्षवल्मीकजालेन केषाञ्चिद्धृदि भूतलम् । ससुरानरदैत्येन वेष्टितं व्योम निर्मलम् ॥ १३ ॥
vṛkṣavalmīkajālēna kēṣāñciddhṛdi bhūtalam | sasurānaradaityēna vēṣṭitaṁ vyōma nirmalam || 13 ||
Translation
In the heart of some lies the earth, with its network of trees and anthills, and clear space wrapped round with gods, non-men and demons;
Word by word
- vṛkṣa
- of trees
- valmīka
- and anthills
- jālēna
- with its network
- kēṣāñcid
- (keṣāñcit) of some
- hṛdi
- in the heart
- bhūtalam
- the earth
- sa
- with
- sura
- gods
- anara
- non-men
- daityēna
- and demons
- vēṣṭitaṁ
- wrapped round
- vyōma
- space
- nirmalam
- clear
Meaning
Now the variety of the world-eggs, which runs to v. 29. Some are like ours: earth below, the sky above filled with gods, kiṃpuruṣas and other beings not quite human (anara), and demons.