Shloka 18
सोमवर्णनम्
Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana
Devanagari script
सर्वोपरि निकृष्टानि तारकामण्डलानि तु योजनद्वयमात्राणि तेभ्यो ह्रस्वं न विद्यते
Transliteration
sarvopari nikṛṣṭāni tārakāmaṇḍalāni tu yojanadvayamātrāṇi tebhyo hrasvaṃ na vidyate
Translation
सर्वोपरि असलेली निकृष्ट तारकामंडले केवळ दोन योजन मापाची आहेत; त्याहून लहान असे काही सांगितलेले नाही।
Word by Word
sarvopariabove all
sarvopari:
nikṛṣṭānithe lowest/least
nikṛṣṭāni:
tārakāmaṇḍalānistar-clusters/stellar spheres
tārakāmaṇḍalāni:
tuindeed
tu:
yojana-dvaya-mātrāṇiof the measure of two yojanas only
yojana-dvaya-mātrāṇi:
tebhyaḥthan those/among them
tebhyaḥ:
hrasvamsmaller/shorter
hrasvam:
nanot
na:
vidyateis found/is stated to exist
vidyate:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)