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ŚB 5.21.14

तस्मिन्नक्षे कृतमूलो द्वितीयोऽक्षस्तुर्यमानेन सम्मितस्तैलयन्त्राक्षवद् ध्रुवे कृतोपरिभाग: ॥ १४ ॥
tasminn akṣe kṛtamūlo dvitīyo ’kṣas turyamānena sammitas taila-yantrākṣavad dhruve kṛtopari-bhāgaḥ.

Synonyms

tasmin akṣein that axle; kṛta-mūlaḥwhose base is fixed; dvitīyaḥa second; akṣaḥaxle; turyamānenaby one fourth; sammitaḥmeasured; taila-yantra-akṣa-vatlike the axle of an oil-pressing machine; dhruveto Dhruvaloka; kṛtafixed; upari-bhāgaḥupper 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.