SB 8.15.14 • मूल श्लोक

आकाशगङ्गया देव्या वृतां परिखभूतया । प्राकारेणाग्निवर्णेन साट्टालेनोन्नतेन च ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

ākāśa-gaṅgayā devyā vṛtāṁ parikha-bhūtayā prākāreṇāgni-varṇena sāṭṭālenonnatena ca

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

ākāśa-gaṅgayā — by Ganges water known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā; 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-gaṅgā, and by a high wall, which was the color of fire. Upon this wall were parapets for fighting.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda