Adhyay 1 • Shlok 517

चौ0—रचे Lरचिर बर बंदनिवारेU । मनगय¡U मनôभव¡ ¨ंरद स¡वारेU॥ मं»ल कलस ुनेक बना० । Šव` पिाक पंU चमर सयगUा०॥ 1॥ दीप मनôगUर मनिमय नाना । `ा§ न बरनि बिचि˜ा बििाना॥ `े¤गU मं˙Uप दयलगिUनि बादेगUी । सô बरना ुसि मिि कबि केरगUी॥ 2॥ दŒलगयU रामय रूरप »यन सा»र । सô बििानय ििगय¡U लôक 'U`ा»र॥ `नक भवन कार सôभा `ासी । »हगU »हगU पýिि पयर दे„िु िासी॥ 3॥ `े¤गU िेरगयUिि िेगिU समय निगUारी । िेगिU लघाय ल»¤गU भयवन दस चारी॥ `ô संपदा नीच »हगU सôगUा । सô बिलôकि सयरनायक मôगUा॥ 4॥

Roman Transliteration (IAST)

race rucira bara bandanivŒre, manahu¡ manobhava¡ phanda sa ¡vŒre. maṅgala kalasa aneka banŒe, dhvaja patŒka pa¢a camara suhŒe.1. dīpa manohara manimaya nŒnŒ, jŒi na barani bicitra bitŒnŒ. jehiò maṁḍapa dulahini baidehī, so baranai asi mati kabi kehī.2. dµulahu rŒmu rµupa guna sŒgara, so bitŒnu tihu ¡ loka ujŒgara. janaka bhavana kai sobhŒ jaisī, gṛha gṛha prati pura dekhia taisī.3. jehiò terahuti tehi samaya nihŒrī, tehi laghu lagahi ò bhuvana dasa cŒrī. jo sampadŒ nīca gṛha sohŒ, so biloki suranŒyaka mohŒ.4.

Translations

English Translations 1
Gita Press English

They further made charming and excellent festoons, which looked like so many nooses prepared as it were by Cupid. They also put up many auspicious vases as well as beautiful flags and banners, curtains and chowries. The marvellous pavilion with a number of beautiful lamps consisting of brilliant gems was beyond description. What poet has the wit wherewith to describe the pavilion which is going to shelter Videha’s Daughter as the bride? The canopy which is going to hold Ýr¶ RŒma, the ocean of beauty and perfection, as the bridegroom, must be the glory of all the three worlds. The splendour that belonged to King Janaka’s palace was to be seen in every house of that city; to him who beheld Tirahuta (Janaka’s capital) during that time all the fourteen spheres* appeared of small account. The prosperity that reigned in the house of the humblest citizen was enough to fascinate even the lord of celestials. (1—4)

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