चौ0—बन§ न बरनि न»र निकार्§ । `गUा¡ `ा§ मन िगU¡§¡ लôभार्§॥ चाLर ब`ाLर बिचि˜ा ु¡बारी । मनिमय बिˇि `नय Sवकर स¡वारी॥ 1॥ ˇनिक बनिक बर ˇनद स माना । बा˘ेU सकल बSिय ला नाना॥ चौगUंU संयदर »लीउ सयगUार्§ । संिि रगU¤गU सय»ंˇ ¤सचार्§॥ 2॥ मं»लमय मंदिर सब केररेउU । चि˜िाि `नय रििनाथ चििेरेउU॥ पयर नर नारि सयभ» सयचि संिा । ˇरमसील ‚यानी »यनवंिा॥ 3॥ ुिि ुनŒप `ग¡U `नक निवासŒ । बिथक¤गU बिबयˇ बिलôकि बिलासŒ॥ गUôि चकिि चिि कôंU बिलôकी । सकल भयवन सôभा `नय रôकी॥ 4॥
banai na baranata nagara nikŒī, jahŒ ¡ jŒi mana taha ¡iò lobhŒī. cŒru bajŒru bicitra a ¡bŒrī, manimaya bidhi janu svakara sa ¡vŒrī.1. dhanika banika bara dhanada samŒnŒ, bai¢he sakala bastu lai nŒnŒ. cauha¢a sundara galī ¡ suhŒī, santata rahahi ò sugandha si òcŒī.2. maṅgalamaya mandira saba kere¡ , citrita janu ratinŒtha citere ¡. pura nara nŒri subhaga suci santŒ, dharamasīla gyŒnī gunavantŒ.3. ati anµupa jaha¡ janaka nivŒsµu, bithakahiò bibudha biloki bilŒsµu. hota cakita cita ko¢a bilokī, sakala bhuvana sobhŒ janu rokī.4.
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The beauty of the city surpassed description; every inch of it was soul-captivating. There was a lovely bazar and gorgeous balconies made of jewels, fashioned as it were by the Creator with his own hands. Wealthy and good merchants, who vied with Kubera (the god of wealth), sat with all their various goods. Beautiful crossings of roads and charming streets were constantly sprinkled with scented waters. The houses of all were abodes of bliss and contained beautiful wall-paintings portrayed, as it were, by Rati’s lord (Cupid) himself. The people of the city, both men and women, were good-looking, pious, saintly, virtuous, wise and accomplished. The palace of King Janaka was most marvellous, the sight of whose splendour astounded even gods. Even the fortification wall filled the mind with wonder; it seemed as if it had enclosed within its limits the beauty of the whole universe. (1—4)
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