रत्नाकराश्च रत्नौघांस्तत्पत्न्यश्चोहुरूर्मिभि: । क्षारसीधुघृतक्षौद्रदधिक्षीरामृतोदका: ॥ १७ ॥
ratnakaras ca ratnaughams tat-patnyas cohur urmibhih ksara-sidhu-ghrta-ksaudra- dadhi-ksiramrtodakah
- ratnakarah
- the seas and oceans
- ca
- and
- ratna-oghan
- various kinds of gems and valuable stones
- tat-patnyah
- the wives of the oceans and seas, namely the rivers
- ca
- also
- uhuh
- carried
- urmibhih
- by their waves
- ksara
- the salt ocean
- sidhu
- the ocean of wine
- ghrta
- the ocean of clarified butter
- ksaudra
- the ocean of sugarcane juice
- dadhi
- the ocean of yogurt
- ksira
- the Ocean of Milk
- amrta
- and the very sweet ocean
- udakah
- water
By the flowing of their waves, the various oceans of the universe, along with their tributaries, the rivers, which are compared to their wives, supplied various kinds of gems and jewels for Hiranyakasipu’s use. These oceans were the oceans of salt water, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, milk, yogurt, and sweet water.