jathara-devakutau merum purvenastadasa-yojana-sahasram
udagayatau dvi-sahasram prthu-tuṅgau bhavatah. evam aparena
pavana-pariyatrau daksinena kailasa-karavirau prag-ayatav evam
uttaratas trisrṅga-makarav astabhir etaih parisrto 'gnir iva paritas
cakasti kancana-girih.
jathara-devakutau-two mountains named Jathara and Devakuta; merum-Sumeru Mountain; purvena-on the eastern side; astadasa-yojana-sahasram-eighteen thousand yojanas; udagayatau-stretching from north to south; dvi-sahasram-two thousand yojanas; prthu-tuṅgau-in width and height; bhavatah-there are; evam-similarly; aparena-on the western side; pavana-pariyatrau-two mountains named Pavana and Pariyatra; daksinena-on the southern side; kailasa-karavirau-two mountains named Kailasa and Karavira; prak-ayatau-expanding east and west; evam-similarly; uttaratah-on the northern side; trisrṅga-makarau-two mountains named Trisrṅga and Makara; astabhih etaih-by these eight mountains; parisrtah-surrounded; agnih iva-like fire; paritah-all over; cakasti-brilliantly shines; kancana-girih-the golden mountain named Sumeru, or Meru.