yad adas taraṇer maṇḍalaṁ pratapatas tad vistarato yojanāyutam ācakṣate dvādaśa-sahasraṁ somasya trayodaśa-sahasraṁ rāhor yaḥ parvaṇi tad-vyavadhāna-kṛd vairānubandhaḥ sūryā-candramasāv abhidhāvati.

yat-which; adah-that; taraneh-of the sun; mandalam-globe; pratapatah-which is always distributing heat; tat-that; vistaratah-in terms of width; yojana-a distance of eight miles; ayutam-ten thousand; acaksate-they estimate; dvadasa-sahasram-20,000 yojanas (160,000 miles); somasya-of the moon; trayodasa-thirty; sahasram-one thousand; rahoh-of the planet Rahu; yah-which; parvani-on occasion; tat-vyavadhana-krt-who created an obstruction to the sun and moon at the time of the distribution of nectar; vaira-anubandhah-whose intentions are inimical; surya-the sun; candramasau-and the moon; abhidhavati-runs after them on the full-moon night and the dark-moon day.