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TEXT 2
etena hi divo mandala-manam tad-vida upadisanti yatha dvi-dalayor nispavadinam te antarenantariksam tad-ubhaya-sandhitam.
SYNONYMS
etenaby this estimation; hiindeed; divahof the upper planetary system; mandala-manamthe measurement of the globe; tat-vidahthe experts who know about it; upadisantiinstruct; yathajust as; dvi-dalayohin the two halves; nispava-adinamof grain such as wheat; teof the two divisions; antarenain the intervening space; antariksamthe sky or outer space; tatby the two; ubhayaon both sides; sandhitamwhere the two parts join.
TRANSLATION
As a grain of wheat is divided into two parts and one can estimate the size of the upper part by knowing that of the lower, so, expert geographers instruct, one can understand the measurements of the upper part of the universe by knowing those of the lower part. The sky between the earthly sphere and heavenly sphere is called antariksa, or outer space. It adjoins the top of the sphere of earth and the bottom of that of heaven.
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