Shloka 23
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
Devanagari script
तलानां चैव सर्वेषाम् ऊर्ध्वतः सप्तसप्तमाः क्ष्मातलानि धरा चापि सप्तधा कथयामि वः
Transliteration
talānāṃ caiva sarveṣām ūrdhvataḥ saptasaptamāḥ kṣmātalāni dharā cāpi saptadhā kathayāmi vaḥ
Translation
すべての地下界（タラ）の上方には、七つの連なる地の階層がある。また支える大地（ダーラー）も七重であると説かれる—いまそれを汝らに語ろう。
Word by Word
talānāmof the talas (nether realms)
talānām:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
sarveṣāmof all
sarveṣām:
ūrdhvataḥabove, upwards
ūrdhvataḥ:
sapta-saptamāḥseven in successive tiers (sevenfold series)
sapta-saptamāḥ:
kṣmā-talāniearth-levels/terrestrial strata
kṣmā-talāni:
dharāthe supporting Earth
dharā:
ca apiand also
ca api:
saptadhāin seven ways, sevenfold
saptadhā:
kathayāmiI describe, I shall explain
kathayāmi:
vaḥto you (plural).
vaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami