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.
कुलालचक्रमध्ये तु यथा मन्दं प्रसर्पति
Just as, in the center of the potter’s wheel, movement occurs slowly.
तस्मा द्दीर्घेन कालेन भूमिं स्वल्पानि गच्छति
Therefore, over a long period, it traverses only a small distance on the ground.
अहो भवति तच्चापि चरते मन्दविक्रमः
Indeed, even so, it moves with sluggish progress.
मुहूर्तैस्तावदृक्षाणि नक्तं द्वादशभिश्चरन्
During the night, it passes through the stars in twelve moments.
मृत्पिण्ड इव मध्यस्थो ध्रुवो भ्रमति वै तथा
Just as a lump of clay at the center revolves, so does Dhruva.
उभयोः काष्ठयोर्मध्ये भ्रमते मण्डलानि तु
Between the two wooden posts, the circles revolve.
ध्रुवस्तथा हि विज्ञेयस्तत्रैव परीवर्त्तते
Dhruva should be understood likewise; he rotates right there.
दिवानक्तं च सूर्यस्य मन्दा शीघ्रा च वै गातिः
By day and night, the Sun’s motion is sometimes slow, sometimes swift.
तथैव च पुनर्नक्तं शीघ्रा सूर्यस्य वै गातिः
Likewise, again at night, the Sun’s movement is swift.
गतिः सूर्यस्य नक्तं च मन्दा चैव गतिस्तथा
The Sun’s movement at night is slow, and so is its motion.