[dvirgatā dvayo rdiśorvā gatā ā- po yatra; dvi-ap, apa īp] 1 An island.

2 A place of refuge, shelter, pro- tection.

3 A division of the ter- restrial world; (the number of these divisions varies according to different authorities, being four, seven, nine or thirteen, all situa- ted round the mountain Meru like the petals of a lotus flower, and each being separated from the other by a distinct ocean. In N. 1. 5...