Shloka 16
मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः
Devanagari script
वैवस्वती दक्षिणे तु यमस्य यमिनां वराः भवनैरावृता दिव्यैर् जांबूनदमयैः शुभैः
Transliteration
vaivasvatī dakṣiṇe tu yamasya yamināṃ varāḥ bhavanairāvṛtā divyair jāṃbūnadamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Translation
Di selatan Vaivasvata Yama terletak wilayah/kota Vaivasvatī yang bertuah, tempat para pengiring Yama yang terunggul bersemayam—dikelilingi istana-istana ilahi yang gemilang, diperbuat daripada emas jāmbūnada yang suci.
Word by Word
vaivasvatīVaivasvatī (Yama’s southern city/region)
vaivasvatī:
dakṣiṇein the south/right-southern quarter
dakṣiṇe:
tuindeed
tu:
yamasyaof Yama
yamasya:
yamināmof Yama’s attendants/servants (yamasya janāḥ)
yaminām:
varāḥthe best, the foremost
varāḥ:
bhavanaiḥby mansions, dwellings
bhavanaiḥ:
āvṛtāsurrounded, encircled
āvṛtā:
divyaiḥdivine, celestial
divyaiḥ:
jāmbūnadamayaiḥmade of jāmbūnada-gold (refined celestial gold)
jāmbūnadamayaiḥ:
śubhaiḥauspicious, splendid
śubhaiḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)