Chapter 21
मैत्रेय उवाच मौक्तिकैः कुसुमस्त्रग्भिर् दुकूलैः स्वर्णतोरणैः । महामुरभिभिर्धूपैर् मण्डितं तत्र तत्र वै ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration
maitreya uvāca mauktikaiḥ kusuma-sragbhir dukūlaiḥ svarṇa-toraṇaiḥ mahā-surabhibhir dhūpair maṇḍitaṁ tatra tatra vai
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; mauktikaiḥ — with pearls; kusuma — of flowers; sragbhiḥ — with garlands; dukūlaiḥ — cloth; svarṇa — golden; toraṇaiḥ — by gates; mahā-surabhibhiḥ — highly perfumed; dhūpaiḥ — by incense; maṇḍitam — decorated; tatra tatra — here and there; vai — certainly.
Translation
“The great sage Maitreya told Vidura: When the King entered his city, it was very beautifully decorated to receive him with pearls, flower garlands, beautiful cloth and golden gates, and the entire city was perfumed with highly fragrant incense.”