bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ɪmˈɛnsnəs ʌvðɪ ˈoʊʃən, ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts kænˈɑːt biː ɹˈiːtʃt fɹʌm ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ baɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi sˈeɪlɪŋ vˈɛsəlz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪnðə pˈæst, wˌɛn ðə kˈækɹɐvˌɑːɹtɪn kˈɪŋz ɹˈuːld, kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts wʌz pˈɑːsᵻbəl baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvðə tɹˈɛʒɚ kˈɔːld ðə kˈækɹɐɹˌætnə pˈɑːli kˌækɐɹɐtˈɑːnə, wˌɪtʃ ɐ kˈækɹɐvˌɑːɹtɪn ænd hɪz ɹˈɛtɪnˌuː kʊd jˈuːz tə flˈaɪ θɹuː ðɪ ˈɛɹ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts.
Because of the immenseness of the ocean, the continents cannot be reached from each other by ordinary sailing vessels, although in the past, when the cakravartin kings ruled, communication between the continents was possible by means of the treasure called the cakraratna (Pāli cakkaratana), which a cakravartin and his retinue could use to fly through the air between the continents.