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TEXT 14
tasminn akse krtamulo dvitiyo ksas turyamanena sammitas taila-yantraksavad dhruve krtopari-bhagah.
SYNONYMS
tasmin aksein that axle; krta-mulahwhose base is fixed; dvitiyaha second; aksahaxle; turyamanenaby one fourth; sammitahmeasured; taila-yantra-aksa-vatlike the axle of an oil-pressing machine; dhruveto Dhruvaloka; krtafixed; upari-bhagahupper 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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