Verse 3.33 - The regions in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 3.33:

द्विर्धातकीखण्डे ॥ ३.३३ ॥

dvirdhātakīkhaṇḍe || 3.33 ||

In Dhātakīkhaṇḍa the regions and the mountains, etc., are double that of Jambūdvīpa. (33)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: धातकीखण्ड नाम के दूसरे द्वीप में क्षेत्र, कुलाचल, मेरु, नदी इत्यादि सब पदार्थों की रचना जम्बूद्वीप से दूनी-दूनी है।

Anvayartha: dhatakikhanda nama ke dusare dvipa mem kshetra, kulacala, meru, nadi ityadi saba padarthom ki racana jambudvipa se duni-duni hai |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

This sūtra is intended to describe regions in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.

The recurrence of the regions and the rest in Bharata is intended here. The sūtra indicates that there are two Bkarata, etc., with double the width, etc. It is as follows. The ends of Dhātakīkhaṇḍa touch the two oceans Lavaṇoda (Lavaṇasamudra) and Kāloda. Two mountain ranges ‘Iṣvākāra’ running from south to north divide Dhātakīkhaṇḍa into east Dhātakīkhaṇḍa and west Dhātakīkhaṇḍa. In the middle of these eastern and western parts, there are two mountains called ‘Mandara’ or ‘Mount Meru’. On the two sides of these mountains are situated the regions such as Bharata and the mountains such as Himavān. Thus it must be understood that there are two Bharata, two Himavān and so on in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa. The extent of these mountain ranges is double the extent of those in Jambūdvīpa. These mountain ranges are midway between the regions as spokes in the wheel. As the ‘Jambū’ tree is situated in Jambūdvīpa, in similar position is the ‘Dhātakī’ tree with its attendant trees in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa. It is from this tree that the renowned name Dhātakīkhaṇḍa is derived. The ocean encircling Dhātakīkhaṇḍa is Kāloda. Its embankment is as if fashioned by a chisel. Its width is 8,00,000 yojana. That which encircles the ocean Kāloda is Puṣkaradvīpa, whose width is 16,00,000 yojana.