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ततः परं कौरवेन्द्र दुर्गशैलो महोदयः । केसरी केसरयुतो यतो वातः प्रवायति॥६-१२-२१॥
Beyond that, O lord of the Kurus, is the formidable mountain called Mahodaya; and there is Kesarī, endowed with “manes”, from which the wind is said to blow forth.
english translation
तेषां योजनविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः । वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः॥६-१२-२२॥
Their breadth, measured in yojanas, is stated to be double in accordance with their respective divisions. The regions (varṣas) within them, O Kauravya, have been described by learned authorities.
english translation
महामेरुर्महाकाशो जलदः कुमुदोत्तरः । जलधारात्परो राजन्सुकुमार इति स्मृतः॥६-१२-२३॥
Mahāmeru, Mahākāśa, Jalada, and Kumudottara are thus named as features. Beyond Jaladhārā, O king, there is a region remembered as Sukumāra.
english translation
रैवतस्य तु कौमारः श्यामस्य तु मणीचकः । केसरस्याथ मोदाकी परेण तु महापुमान्॥६-१२-२४॥
For Raivata there is Kaumāra; for Śyāma, Maṇīcaka; for Kesara, Modākī; and beyond these is that which is called Mahāpumān.
english translation
परिवार्य तु कौरव्य दैर्घ्यं ह्रस्वत्वमेव च । जम्बूद्वीपेन विख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महाद्रुमः॥६-१२-२५॥
Encircling it, O Kauravya, in both length and shortness—through its varying dimensions—it is renowned as Jambūdvīpa; and in its midst stands a great tree.
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