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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.18.31

గ్రామాన్ పుర: పత్తనాని దుర్గాణి వివిధాని చ । ఘోషాన్ వ్రజాన్ సశిబిరానాకరాన్ ఖేటఖర్వటాన్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥
grāmān puraḥ pattanāni
[graamaan purah pattanaani]
durgāṇi vividhāni ca
[durgaani vividhaani cha]
ghoṣān vrajān sa-śibirān
[ghoshaan vrajaan sa-shibiraan]
ākarān kheṭa-kharvaṭān
[aakaraan kheta-kharvataan]
grāmān — villages puraḥ — cities pattanāni — settlements durgāṇi — forts vividhāni — of different varieties ca — also ghoṣān — habitations for the milkmen vrajān — pens for cattle sa-śibirān — with camps ākarān — mines kheṭa — agricultural towns kharvaṭān — mountain villages.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
grāmān puraḥ pattanāni
grāmān
villages
puraḥ
cities
pattanāni
settlements
durgāṇi vividhāni ca
durgāṇi
forts
vividhāni
of different varieties
ca
also
ghoṣān vrajān sa-śibirān
ghoṣān
habitations for the milkmen
vrajān
pens for cattle
sa-śibirān
with camps
ākarān kheṭa-kharvaṭān
ākarān
mines
kheṭa
agricultural towns
kharvaṭān
mountain villages.
In this way the King founded many types of villages, settlements and towns and built forts, residences for cowherdsmen, stables for the animals, places for the royal camps, mining places, agricultural towns and mountain villages.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He produced villages, towns, cities, forts of various types, cowherd villages, cow sheds, military installations, mines, and agricultural mountain villages. Grāmas are villages without markets. Puras have markets. When a pura becomes large it is a pattana. He made various forts. Bṛhaspati says audakaṁ pārvataṁ vārkṣam airiṇaṁ dhānvanaṁ tathā: a fortress can be protected by water, mountains, trees, barren land or desert. Ghoṣāṇ means the places of the cowherds. Vrajān means places for cows. Śibirān means for soldiers. Ākarān means mines for producing gold and silver. Kheṭa means agricultural villages near the mountains.
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