Canto 3, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 18 (SB 3.23.18)
SB 3.23.18 • मूल श्लोक

द्वा:सु विद्रुमदेहल्या भातं वज्रकपाटवत् । शिखरेष्विन्द्रनीलेषु हेमकुम्भैरधिश्रितम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

dvāḥsu vidruma-dehalyā bhātaṁ vajra-kapāṭavat śikhareṣv indranīleṣu hema-kumbhair adhiśritam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dvāḥsu — in the entrances; vidruma — of coral; dehalyā — with a threshold; bhātam — beautiful; vajra — bedecked with diamonds; kapāṭa-vat — having doors; śikhareṣu — on the domes; indra-nīleṣu — of sapphires; hema-kumbhaiḥ — with gold pinnacles; adhiśritam — crowned.

Translation

“The palace was very beautiful, with its coral thresholds at the entrances and its doors bedecked with diamonds. Gold pinnacles crowned its domes of sapphire.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda