Text 16]
The Island of Jambūdvīpa
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कामगिरिरिति चान्ये च शतसहस्रशः शैलास्तेषां नितम्बप्रभवा नदा नद्यश्च सन्त्यसङ्ख्याताः ॥१६॥
bhārate 'py asmin varṣe saric-chailāḥ santi bahavo malayo maṅgala- prastho mainākas trikūṭa rṣabhaḥ kūṭakaḥ kollakaḥ sahyo devagirir rṣyamūkaḥ śrī-śailo veṅkaṭo mahendro vāridhāro vindhyaḥ śuktimān rkṣagiriḥ pāriyātro droṇaś citrakūṭo govardhano raivatakaḥ kakubho nīlo gokāmukha indrakīlaḥ kāmagirir iti cānye ca śata-sahasraśaḥ śailās teṣām nitamba-prabhavā nadā nadyaś ca santy asaṅkhyātāḥ.
bhārate—in the land of Bhārata-varṣa; api—also; asmin—in this; varṣe—tract of land; sarit—rivers; śailāḥ—mountains; santi—there are; bahavaḥ—many; malayaḥ—Malaya; maṅgala-prasthaḥ— Maṅgala-prastha; mainākaḥ—Maināka; tri-kūṭaḥ—Trikūṭa; rṣabhaḥ— Rṣabha; kūṭakaḥ—Kūṭaka; kollakaḥ—Kollaka; sahyaḥ—Sahya; deva- giriḥ—Devagiri; rṣya-mūkaḥ—Rṣyamūka; śrī-śailaḥ—Śrī-śaila; veṅkaṭaḥ—Veṅkaṭa; mahendraḥ—Mahendra; vāri-dhāraḥ— Vāridhāra; vindhyaḥ—Vindhya; śuktimān—Śuktimān; rkṣa-giriḥ— Rkṣagiri; pāriyātraḥ—Pāriyātra; droṇaḥ—Droṇa; citra-kūṭaḥ— Citrakūṭa; govardhanaḥ—Govardhana; raivatakaḥ—Raivataka; kakubhaḥ—Kakubha; nīlaḥ—Nīla; gokāmukhaḥ—Gokāmukha; in- drakīlaḥ—Indrakīla; kāma-giriḥ—Kāmagiri; iti—thus; ca—and; anye—others; ca—also; śata-sahasraśaḥ—many hundreds and thou- sands; śailāḥ—mountains; teṣām—of them; nitamba-prabhavāḥ—born of the slopes; nadāḥ—big rivers; nadyaḥ—small rivers; ca—and; santi—there are; asaṅkhyātāḥ—innumerable.
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, Rṣabha, Kūṭaka, Kollaka, Sahya, Devagiri, Rṣyamūka, Śrī-śaila, Veṅkaṭa, Mahendra, Vāridhāra, Vindhya, Śuktimān, Rkṣagiri, 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.