त्रिभि: क्रमैरसन्तुष्टो द्वीपेनापि न पूर्यते । नववर्षसमेतेन सप्तद्वीपवरेच्छया ॥ २२ ॥
tribhih kramair asantusto dvipenapi na puryate nava-varsa-sametena sapta-dvipa-varecchaya
- tribhih
- three
- kramaih
- by steps
- asantustah
- one who is dissatisfied
- dvipena
- by a complete island
- api
- although
- na puryate
- cannot be satisfied
- nava-varsa-sametena
- even by possessing nine varsas
- sapta-dvipa-vara-icchaya
- by the desire to take possession of seven islands.
If I were not satisfied with three paces of land, then surely I would not be satisfied even with possessing one of the seven islands, consisting of nine varsas. Even if I possessed one island, I would hope to get others.