चित्रामष्टापदाकारां वरनारीगणैर्युताम् | सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णां विमानगृहशोभिताम् || १-५-१६
dundubhiibhiH mR^idangaiH cha viiNaabhiH paNavaiH tathaa | naaditaam bhR^isham atyartham pR^ithivyaam taam anuttamaam ||1-5-18
Translation
Amazing is Ayodhya for its lay-out is like a game board called aSTapadi, and with its flocks of beautiful women moving thereabout, where all kinds of precious gems are heaped up, and where its seven storied buildings are picturesque. [1-5-16]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
chitraam aSTaapadaakaaraam
amazing, a game board-like, in lay-out
varanaariigaNaiH
flocks beautiful womenfolk
sarvaratnasamaakiirNaam
all kinds of precious gems heaped up
vimaanagR^ihashobhitaam
by seven storied buildings picturesque.
Chapter context
City of Ayodhya detailed
21 verses · Verse 16 of 21
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