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ŚB 3.23.14-15

Devanagari

दिव्योपकरणोपेतं सर्वकालसुखावहम् ।
पट्टिकाभि: पताकाभिर्विचित्राभिरलंकृतम् ॥ १४ ॥
स्रग्भिर्विचित्रमाल्याभिर्मञ्जुशिञ्जत्षडङ्‌घ्रिभि: ।
दुकूलक्षौमकौशेयैर्नानावस्रैर्विराजितम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

divyopakaraṇopetaṁ
sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham
paṭṭikābhiḥ patākābhir
vicitrābhir alaṅkṛtam
sragbhir vicitra-mālyābhir
mañju-śiñjat-ṣaḍ-aṅghribhiḥ
dukūla-kṣauma-kauśeyair
nānā-vastrair virājitam

Synonyms

divya — wonderful; upakaraṇa — with paraphernalia; upetam — equipped; sarva-kāla — in all seasons; sukha-āvaham — bringing happiness; paṭṭikābhiḥ — with festoons; patākābhiḥ — with flags; vicitrābhiḥ — of various colors and fabrics; alaṅkṛtam — decorated; sragbhiḥ — with wreaths; vicitra-mālyābhiḥ — with charming flowers; mañju — sweet; śiñjat — humming; ṣaṭ-aṅghribhiḥ — with bees; dukūla — fine cloth; kṣauma — linen; kauśeyaiḥ — of silk cloth; nānā — various; vastraiḥ — with tapestries; virājitam — embellished.

Translation

The castle was fully equipped with all necessary paraphernalia, and it was pleasing in all seasons. It was decorated all around with flags, festoons and artistic work of variegated colors. It was further embellished with wreaths of charming flowers that attracted sweetly humming bees and with tapestries of linen, silk and various other fabrics.