The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.7.1

6.7.1

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ukto dvīpasya saṃkṣepo vistaraṃ brūhi saṃjaya |
yāvadbhūmyavakāśo'yaṃ dṛśyate śaśalakṣaṇe |
tasya pramāṇaṃ prabrūhi tato vakṣyasi pippalam || 1 ||

"Dhritarashtra said.---"Thou art intelligent, O Sanjaya, and acquainted with the truth (about everything). Thou hast duly given a description of the island in brief. Tell us now of the island in detail. Tell us now of the dimension of the expanse of land that lies in the portion looking like a hare. Thou mayst then speak of the portion resembling peepul tree."