jambūdvīpasya ca rājann upadvīpān aṣṭau haika upadiśanti sagarātmajair aśvānveṣaṇa imāṁ mahīṁ parito nikhanadbhir upakalpitān. tad yathā svarṇaprasthaś candraśukla āvartano ramaṇako mandarahariṇaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ siṁhalo laṅketi.

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued to speak; jambudvipasya-of the island known as Jambudvipa; ca-also; rajan-O King; upadvipan astau-eight subordinate islands; ha-certainly; eke-some; upadisanti-learned scholars describe; sagara-atma-jaih-by the sons of Maharaja Sagara; asva-anvesane-while trying to find their lost horse; imam-this; mahim-tract of land; paritah-all around; nikhanadbhih-digging; upakalpitan-created; tat-that; yatha-as follows; svarna-prasthah-Svarnaprastha; candra-suklah-Candrasukla; avartanah-Avartana; ramanakah-Ramanaka; mandara-harinah-Mandaraharina; pancajanyah-Pancajanya; simhalah-Simhala; laṅka-Laṅka; iti-thus.