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Chapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa

Verse 16 of 29
SB 5.19.16

भारते ऽप्यस्मिन्वर्षे सरिच्छैलाः सन्ति बहवो मलयो मंगल प्रस्थो मैनाकस्त्रिकूट ऋषभः कूटकः कोल्लकः सह्यो देवगिरिर् ऋष्यमूकः श्रीशैलो वेंकटो महेन्द्रो वारिधारो विन्ध्यः शुक्तिमान् ऋक्षगिरिः पारियात्रो द्रोणश्चित्रकूटो गोवर्धनो रैवतकः ककुभो नीलो गोकामुख इन्द्रकीलः कामगिरिरिति चान्ये च शतसहस्रशः शैलास् तेषां नितम्बप्रभवा नदा नद्यश्च सन्त्यसंख्याताः.

bhārate 'py asmin varṣe saric-chailāḥ santi bahavo malayo maṅgala- prastho mainākas trikūṭa ṛṣabhaḥ kūṭakaḥ kollakaḥ sahyo devagirir ṛṣyamūkaḥ śrī-śailo veṅkaṭo mahendro vāridhāro vindhyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣagiriḥ pāriyātro droṇaś citrakūṭo govardhano raivatakaḥ kakubho nīlo gokāmukha indrakīlaḥ kāmagirir iti cānye ca śata-sahasraśaḥ śailās teṣāṁ nitamba-prabhavā nadā nadyaś ca santy asaṅkhyātāḥ.

Synonyms

bhāratein the land of Bhārata-varṣa; apialso; asminin this; varṣetract of land; saritrivers; śailāḥmountains; santithere are; bahavaḥmany; malayaḥMalaya; maṅgala-prasthaḥMaṅgala-prastha; mainākaḥMaināka; tri-kūṭaḥTrikūṭa; ṛṣabhaḥṚṣabha; kūṭakaḥKūṭaka; kollakaḥKollaka; sahyaḥSahya; devagiriḥDevagiri; ṛṣya-mūkaḥṚṣyamūka; śrī-śailaḥŚrī-śaila; veṅkaṭaḥVeṅkaṭa; mahendraḥMahendra; vāri-dhāraḥVāridhāra; vindhyaḥVindhya; śuktimānŚuktimān; ṛkṣa-giriḥṚkṣagiri; pāriyātraḥPāriyātra; droṇaḥDroṇa; citra-kūṭaḥCitrakūṭa; govardhanaḥGovardhana; raivatakaḥRaivataka; kakubhaḥKakubha; nīlaḥNīla; gokāmukhaḥGokāmukha; indrakīlaḥIndrakīla; kāma-giriḥKāmagiri; itithus; caand; anyeothers; caalso; śata-sahasraśaḥmany hundreds and thousands; śailāḥmountains; teṣāmof them; nitamba-prabhavāḥborn of the slopes; nadāḥbig rivers; nadyaḥsmall rivers; caand; santithere are; asaṅkhyātāḥinnumerable..

Translation

In the tract of land known as Bhārata-varṣa, as in Ilāvṛta-varṣa, there are many mountains and rivers. Some of the mountains are known as Malaya, Maṅgala-prastha, Maināka, Trikūṭa, Ṛṣabha, Kūṭaka, Kollaka, Sahya, Devagiri, Ṛṣyamūka, Śrī-śaila, Veṅkaṭa, Mahendra, Vāridhāra, Vindhya, Śuktimān, Ṛkṣagiri, Pāriyātra, Droṇa, Citrakūṭa, Govardhana, Raivataka, Kakubha, Nīla, Gokāmukha, Indrakīla and Kāmagiri. Besides these, there are many other hills, with many large and small rivers flowing from their slopes.

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