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तटप्रायातिविषमैः पर्वतैर्वृक्षसंकुलैः ॥ प्रतप्तांगारयुक्तेन यांति मार्गेण दुःखिताः ॥ ११॥
Elsewhere it is full of mountains overgrown with trees and resembling impassable bunds. The distressd persons go along the path full of glowing coal.
english translation
क्वचिद्विषमगर्तैश्च क्वचिल्लोष्टैस्सुदुष्करैः ॥ सुतप्तवालुकाभिश्च तथा तीक्ष्णैश्च शंकुभिः॥ १२॥
In other places it is full of deep irregular chasms and canyons, elsewhere, of rugged lumps of clay; of burning sands here and sharp spikes there.
english translation
अनेक शाखाविततैर्व्याप्तं वंशवनैः क्वचित्॥ कष्टेन तमसा मार्गे नानालम्बेन कुत्रचित्॥ १३॥
Somewhere it is pervaded by bamboo groves with many branches spreading, elsewhere the path is enveloped in darkness, in some places (he path has no support at all.
english translation
अयश्शृंगाटकैस्तीक्ष्णैः क्वचिद्दावाग्निना पुनः ॥ क्वचित्तप्तशिलाभिश्च क्वचिद्व्याप्तं हिमेन च ॥ १४॥
Somewhere the cross-roads are full of sharp iron pieces, elsewhere there is a forest-fire; in other places these are hot rocks; in some places snow spreads over it.
english translation
क्वचिद्वालुकया व्याप्तमाकंठांतः प्रवेशया ॥ क्वचिद्दुष्टाम्बुना व्याप्तं क्वचिच्च करिषाग्निना ॥ १५ ॥
Some places are full of fine sand where the persons sink up to the neck; elsewhere it is full of stinking muddy water and some places are covered with burning balls of dry cowdung.
english translation