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Chapter 16: A Description of Jambūdvīpa

Verse 23 of 27
SB 5.16.23

या ह्युपयुंजानानां मुखनिर्वासितो वायुः समन्ताच्छतयोजनम् अनुवासयति.

yā hy upayuñjānānāṁ mukha-nirvāsito vāyuḥ samantāc chata-yojanam anuvāsayati.

Synonyms

yāḥwhich (those flows of honey); hiindeed; upayuñjānānāmof those who drink; mukha-nirvāsitaḥ vāyuḥthe air emanating from the mouths; samantātall around; śata-yojanamup to one hundred yojanas (eight hundred miles); anuvāsayatimakes sweetly flavored..

Translation

The air carrying the scent from the mouths of those who drink that honey perfumes the land for a hundred yojanas around.

Verse 23 of 27
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