अस्तं याति पुनः सूर्ये दिनमाविशते त्वषः
Again, when the sun sets, day enters the rays.
एतेन क्रमयोगेन भूम्यर्द्धे दक्षिणोत्तरे
By this sequential process, on the southern and northern halves of the earth,
देनं सूर्यप्रकाशाख्यं तामसी रात्रिरूच्यते
the darkness called night is said to be the absence of the sun's light.
एवं पुष्करमध्येन यदा सर्पति भास्करः
In this way, when the sun moves through the middle of Puṣkara,
योजनाग्रान्मुहूर्त्तस्य इह संख्यां निबोधत
Now, learn the number of yojanas traversed in a muhūrta here.
पञ्चाशत्तु तथान्यानि सहस्राण्यधिकानि च
There are fifty and also additional thousands.
एतेन गतियोगेन यदा काष्ठां तु दक्षिणाम्
By this course of movement, when it reaches the southern point,
मध्येन पुष्करस्याथ भ्रमते दक्षिणायने
Then, through the middle of Puṣkara, it revolves during the southern solstice.
सर्पते दक्षिणायां तु काष्ठायां वै निबोधत
Now, learn of the sun's movement at the southern point.
तथा शतसहस्राणि चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च
Likewise, there are one hundred and forty-five thousand.
दक्षिणाद्विनिवृत्तो ऽसौ विषुवस्थो यदा रविः
When the sun, having turned from the south, stands at the equinox,
मण्डलं विषुवत्तस्य योजनैस्तन्निबोधत
Learn now the measure of its orbit at the equinox in yojanas.
तथा शतसहस्राणामशीत्येकाधिका पुनः
Likewise, again, there are eighty-one hundred thousand.
शाकद्वीपस्य षष्ठस्य उत्तरातो दिशश्चरन्
Moving toward the northern direction of the sixth continent, Śākadvīpa,
योजनाग्रात्प्रसंख्याता कोटिरेका तु स द्विजाः
O twice-born, the distance measured from the starting point is one crore yojanas.
अष्टपञ्चाशतं चव योजनान्यधिकानि तु
And fifty-eight yojanas more are added to that.
मूलं चैव तथाषाढे त्वजवीथ्युदयास्त्रयः
The root, as well as the sixth, and three sunrise paths of Ajavīthi, likewise.
काष्ठयोरन्तरं यच्च तद्वक्ष्येयजनैः पुनः
And the space between the two beams, I will again declare to people.
त्रयः शताधिकाश्चन्ये त्रयस्त्रिंशच्च योजनैः
Others are three hundred and thirty-three yojanas in number.
काष्ठयोर्लेखयोश्चैव ह्यन्तरं दक्षिणोत्तरे
And the interval between the beams and the lines, both south and north.
एकैकमन्तरं तस्य वियुतान्येकसप्ततिः
Each interval among them is seventy-one less.
लेखयोः काष्ठयोश्चैव बाह्याभ्यन्तरयोः स्मृतम्
It is remembered as the space between the lines and beams, both outer and inner.
बाह्यतो दक्षिणे चैव सततं तु यथाक्रमम्
From the outside, and also on the southern side, always in proper sequence.
चरते दक्षिणे चापि तावदेव विभावसुः
The fire moves just as much on the southern side as well.
योजनानां सहस्राणि सप्तादश समासतः
There are seventeen thousand yojanas in total.
एकविंशतिभिश्चैव योजनैरधिकैर्हि ते
And with twenty-one yojanas more added to them.
विष्कंभो मण्डलस्याथ तिर्यक् स तु विधीयते
The diameter of the circle is then prescribed as transverse.
कुलालचक्रपर्यन्तो यथा शीघ्रं निवर्त्तते
Just as the potter’s wheel quickly turns back at its limit,
तस्मात्प्रकृष्टां भूमिं तु कालेनाल्पेन गच्छति
Therefore, in a short time, it traverses the extended earth.
त्रयोदशार्द्धमृक्षाणामह्ना तु चरते रविः
The sun moves daily through thirteen and a half constellations.