SB 5.21.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

तस्मिन्नक्षे कृतमूलो द्वितीयो ऽक्षस्तुर्यमानेन सम्मितस्तैलयन्त्राक्षवद्ध्रुवे कृतोपरिभागः. ॥ १४ ॥

tasminn akse krtamulo dvitiyo 'ksas turyamanena sammitas taila-
yantraksavad dhruve krtopari-bhagah.

tasmin akse-in that axle; krta-mulah-whose base is fixed; dvitiyah-a second; aksah-axle; turyamanena-by one fourth; sammitah-measured; taila-yantra-aksa-vat-like the axle of an oil-pressing machine; dhruve-to Dhruvaloka; krta-fixed; upari-bhagah-upper portion.

TRANSLATION

As in an oil-pressing machine, this first axle is attached to a second axle, which is one-fourth as long [3,937,500 yojanas, or 31,500,000 miles]. The upper end of this second axle is attached to Dhruvaloka by a rope of wind.

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