Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 40: Lord Kapila Punishes Sagara’s Sons
Text 1.40.24
ततः प्रागुत्तरां गत्वा सागराः प्रथितां दिशम्।
रोषादभ्यखनन्सर्वे पृथिवीं सगरात्मजाः॥
tataḥ prāg-uttarāṁ gatvā sāgarāḥ prathitāṁ diśam
roṣād abhyakhanan sarve pṛthivīṁ sagarātmajāḥ
tataḥ = then; prāg-uttarām = north east; gatvā = west; sāgarāḥ = the sons of Sagara; prathitām diśam = to the celebrated; roṣāt = angrily; abhyakhanan = dug through; sarve = all; pṛthivīm = the earth; sagara-ātmajāḥ = the sons of Sagara.
The sons of Sagara went to the celebrated north-east. All the sons of Sagara then angrily dug through the earth.
The north-eastern direction was celebrated for the wandering of the horse.