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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.15.14
ākāśa-gańgayā devyā
vṛtāḿ parikha-bhūtayā
prākāreṇāgni-varṇena
sāṭṭālenonnatena ca
SYNONYMS
ākāśa-gańgayā — by Ganges water known as Ākāśa-gańgā; devyā — the always-worshipable goddess; vṛtām — surrounded; parikha-bhūtayā — as a trench; prākāreṇa — by ramparts; agni-varṇena — resembling fire; sa-aṭṭālena — with places for fighting; unnatena — very high; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
The city was surrounded by trenches full of Ganges water, known as Ākāśa-gańgā, and by a high wall, which was the color of fire. Upon this wall were parapets for fighting.
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