Shloka 9
मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः
Devanagari script
अमरावती अमरावती पूर्वभागे नानाप्रासादसंकुला नानादेवगणैः कीर्णा मणिजालसमावृता
Transliteration
Amarāvatī amarāvatī pūrvabhāge nānāprāsādasaṃkulā nānādevagaṇaiḥ kīrṇā maṇijālasamāvṛtā
Translation
Di suku timur terletak Amarāvatī—Amarāvatī—penuh sesak dengan pelbagai istana dan mahligai; dipenuhi rombongan dewa yang beraneka, serta dilingkungi jejaring permata yang berkilau.
Word by Word
amarāvatīAmaravati (city of the immortals/Indra’s city)
amarāvatī:
amarāvatīAmaravati (repetition for emphasis)
amarāvatī:
pūrva-bhāgein the eastern part/quarter
pūrva-bhāge:
nānā-prāsāda-saṃkulācrowded with many palaces
nānā-prāsāda-saṃkulā:
nānā-deva-gaṇaiḥwith many groups/hosts of devas
nānā-deva-gaṇaiḥ:
kīrṇāfilled, strewn, thronged
kīrṇā:
maṇi-jāla-samāvṛtācovered/enclosed by a net (lattice) of gems
maṇi-jāla-samāvṛtā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution for the Purana’s frame)