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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । वर्षाणां चैव नामानि पर्वतानां च संजय । आचक्ष्व मे यथातत्त्वं ये च पर्वतवासिनः॥६-९-१॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O Sañjaya, tell me truly and in full the names of the regions (varṣas) and the mountains, and also those who dwell upon the mountains.”
english translation
संजय उवाच । दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु । वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥६-९-२॥
Sañjaya said: “To the south of Śveta and to the north of Nīla lies the region called Ramaṇaka; human beings are born there.”
english translation
शुक्लाभिजनसंपन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः । रतिप्रधानाश्च तथा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥६-९-३॥
All the humans born there are of pure and noble lineage, pleasing to behold; and rati—an inclination toward enjoyment—stands as their dominant trait.
english translation
दश वर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च । जीवन्ति ते महाराज नित्यं मुदितमानसाः॥६-९-४॥
O great king, they live for ten thousand years, and ten hundreds, and five—11,005 years—always with cheerful minds.
english translation
दक्षिणे शृङ्गिणश्चैव श्वेतस्याथोत्तरेण च । वर्षं हैरण्वतं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी॥६-९-५॥
To the south of Śṛṅgin and to the north of Śveta lies the region named Hairaṇvata, where the river Hairaṇvatī flows.
english translation