दुन्दुभीभिर्मृदङ्गैश्च वीणाभिः पणवैस्तथा | नादितां भृशमत्यर्थं पृथिव्यां तामनुत्तमाम् ||१-५-१८
ye cha baaNaiH na vidhyanti vivik{}tam aparaa param | shabda vedhyam cha vitatam laghu hastaa vishaaradaaH || 1-5-20
Translation
That city is sounding with the drumbeats of great drums, and with musical rhythm instruments like mridanga, cymbals, and with string instruments like Veena etc., and on earth she is uniquely the best city. [1-5-18]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
dundubhiibhiH mR^idangaiH cha
great drums, rhythm instruments, also
viiNaabhiH paNavaiH tathaa
Veena, string instruments, cymbals, also
naaditaam bhR^isham
sounding, markedly
pR^ithivyaam atyartham anuttamam taam
on earth, uniquely, the best [city]
taam
her [Dasharatha made an abode.]
Chapter context
City of Ayodhya detailed
21 verses · Verse 18 of 21
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