Chapter 69
विष्टब्धं विद्रुमस्तम्भैर्वैदूर्यफलकोत्तमै: । इन्द्रनीलमयै: कुड्यैर्जगत्या चाहतत्विषा ॥ ९ ॥ वितानैर्निर्मितैस्त्वष्ट्रा मुक्तादामविलम्बिभि: । दान्तैरासनपर्यङ्कैर्मण्युत्तमपरिष्कृतै: ॥ १० ॥ दासीभिर्निष्ककण्ठीभि: सुवासोभिरलङ्कृतम् । पुम्भि: सकञ्चुकोष्णीषसुवस्त्रमणिकुण्डलै: ॥ ११ ॥ रत्नप्रदीपनिकरद्युतिभिर्निरस्त- ध्वान्तं विचित्रवलभीषु शिखण्डिनोऽङ्ग । नृत्यन्ति यत्र विहितागुरुधूपमक्षै- र्निर्यान्तमीक्ष्य घनबुद्धय उन्नदन्त: ॥ १२ ॥
Transliteration
viṣṭabdhaṁ vidruma-stambhair vaidūrya-phalakottamaiḥ indranīla-mayaiḥ kuḍyair jagatyā cāhata-tviṣāvitānair nirmitais tvaṣṭrā muktā-dāma-vilambibhiḥ dāntair āsana-paryaṅkair maṇy-uttama-pariṣkṛtaiḥdāsībhir niṣka-kaṇṭhībhiḥ su-vāsobhir alaṅkṛtam pumbhiḥ sa-kañcukoṣṇīṣa su-vastra-maṇi-kuṇḍalaiḥratna-pradīpa-nikara-dyutibhir nirasta- dhvāntaṁ vicitra-valabhīṣu śikhaṇḍino ’ṅga nṛtyanti yatra vihitāguru-dhūpam akṣair niryāntam īkṣya ghana-buddhaya unnadantaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
viṣṭabdham — supported; vidruma — of coral; stambhaiḥ — by pillars; vaidūrya — of vaidūrya gems; phalaka — with decorative coverings; uttamaiḥ — excellent; indranīla-mayaiḥ — bedecked with sapphires; kuḍyaiḥ — with walls; jagatyā — with a floor; ca — and; ahata — constant; tviṣā — whose effulgence; vitānaiḥ — with canopies; nirmitaiḥ — constructed; tvaṣṭrā — by Viśvakarmā; muktā-dāma — of strands of pearls; vilambibhiḥ — with hangings; dāntaiḥ — of ivory; āsana — with seats; paryaṅkaiḥ — and beds; maṇi — with jewels; uttama — most excellent; pariṣkṛtaiḥ — decorated; dāsībhiḥ — with maidservants; niṣka — lockets; kaṇṭhībhiḥ — upon whose throats; su-vāsobhiḥ — well-dressed; alaṅkṛtam — adorned; pumbhiḥ — with men; sa-kañcuka — wearing armor; uṣṇīṣa — turbans; su-vastra — fine clothing; maṇi — jeweled; kuṇḍalaiḥ — and earrings; ratna — jewel-bedecked; pradīpa — of lamps; nikara — many; dyutibhiḥ — with the light; nirasta — dispelled; dhvāntam — darkness; vicitra — variegated; valabhīṣu — on the ridges of the roof; śikhaṇḍinaḥ — peacocks; aṅga — my dear (King Parīkṣit); nṛtyanti — dance; yatra — wherein; vihita — placed; aguru — of aguru; dhūpam — incense; akṣaiḥ — through the small holes in the latticed windows; niryāntam — going out; īkṣya — seeing; ghana — a cloud; buddhayaḥ — thinking it to be; unnadantaḥ — crying loudly.
Translation
“Supporting the palace were coral pillars decoratively inlaid with vaidūrya gems. Sapphires bedecked the walls, and the floors glowed with perpetual brilliance. In that palace Tvaṣṭā had arranged canopies with hanging strands of pearls; there were also seats and beds fashioned of ivory and precious jewels. In attendance were many well-dressed maidservants bearing lockets on their necks, and also armor-clad guards with turbans, fine uniforms and jeweled earrings. The glow of numerous jewel-studded lamps dispelled all darkness in the palace. My dear King, on the ornate ridges of the roof danced loudly crying peacocks, who saw the fragrant aguru incense escaping through the holes of the latticed windows and mistook it for a cloud.”