Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 27
BndP 2 27.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच तस्मिन्पुरे सन्तुलितामरेद्रपुरीप्रभावे मुनिवर्यधेनुः । विनिर्ममे तेषु गृहेषु पश्चात्तद्योग्यनारीनरवृन्दजातम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca tasminpure santulitāmaredrapurīprabhāve munivaryadhenuḥ / vinirmame teṣu gṛheṣu paścāttadyogyanārīnaravṛndajātam
Vasiṣṭha said: In that city, equal in splendour to the city of the lord of the gods, the cow of the best of sages afterwards created in those houses a host of women and men suited to it.
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BndP 2 27.2
विचित्रवेषाभरणप्रसूनगन्धांशुकालङ्कृतविग्रहाभिः । सहावभावाभिरुदारचेष्टाश्रीकान्तिसौन्दर्यगुणान्विताभिः
vicitraveṣābharaṇaprasūnagandhāṃśukālaṅkṛtavigrahābhiḥ / sahāvabhāvābhirudāraceṣṭāśrīkāntisaundaryaguṇānvitābhiḥ
— (women) whose bodies were adorned with varied dress, ornaments, flowers, perfumes and fine cloth, born along with (the houses), endowed with noble bearing, splendour, radiance, beauty and (every) merit;
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BndP 2 27.3
मन्दस्फुरद्दन्तमरीचिजाल विद्योतिताननसरोजजितेन्दुभाभिः । प्रत्यग्रयौवनभरासवल्गुगीर्भिः स प्रेममन्थरकटाक्षनिरीक्षणाभिः
mandasphuraddantamarīcijāla vidyotitānanasarojajitendubhābhiḥ / pratyagrayauvanabharāsavalgugīrbhiḥ sa premamantharakaṭākṣanirīkṣaṇābhiḥ
— whose lotus-faces, lit up by the net of rays from their softly gleaming teeth, outshone the moon's light, whose speech was charming with the wine of the fullness of fresh youth, (and) whose sidelong glances were slow with love;
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BndP 2 27.4
प्रीतिप्रसन्नहृदयाभिरतिप्रभाभिः शृङ्गारकल्पतरुपुष्पविभूषिताभिः । देवाङ्गनातुलितसौभगसौकुमार्यरूपाभिलाषमधुराकृतिरञ्जिताभिः
prītiprasannahṛdayābhiratiprabhābhiḥ śṛṅgārakalpatarupuṣpavibhūṣitābhiḥ / devāṅganātulitasaubhagasaukumāryarūpābhilāṣamadhurākṛtirañjitābhiḥ
— whose hearts were glad with affection, of surpassing radiance, adorned with the flowers of the wish-granting tree of erotic love, charming in their sweet figures, which roused desire for a loveliness, delicacy and beauty unequalled by the women of the gods;
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BndP 2 27.5
उत्तप्तहेमकलशोपमचारुपीनवक्षोरुहद्वयभरानतमध्यमाभिः । श्रोणीभराक्रमणखेदपरिश्रितास्मृगारक्तपावकरसारुणिताङ्घ्रिभूभिः
uttaptahemakalaśopamacārupīnavakṣoruhadvayabharānatamadhyamābhiḥ / śroṇībharākramaṇakhedapariśritāsmṛgāraktapāvakarasāruṇitāṅghribhūbhiḥ
— whose waists were bent by the weight of the pair of beautiful full breasts resembling burnished golden pitchers, the surfaces of whose feet were reddened as with the juice of blood-red fire, (and who were) beset with weariness from carrying the weight of their hips;
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BndP 2 27.6
केयूरहारमणिकङ्कणहेम कण्ठसूत्रामलश्रवणमण्डलमण्डिताभिः । स्रग्दामचुम्बितसकुन्तलकेशपाशकाञ्चीकलापपरिशिञ्जितनूपुराभिः
keyūrahāramaṇikaṅkaṇahema kaṇṭhasūtrāmalaśravaṇamaṇḍalamaṇḍitābhiḥ / sragdāmacumbitasakuntalakeśapāśakāñcīkalāpapariśiñjitanūpurābhiḥ
— adorned with armlets, necklaces, jewelled bracelets, gold neck-cords and spotless ear-discs, (and) with strings of garlands kissing their braided hair with its curls, with girdle-strands and jingling anklets;
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BndP 2 27.7
आमृष्टरोषपरिसांत्वननर्महासकेलीप्रियालपनभर्त्सनरोषणेषु । भावेषु पार्थिवनिजप्रियधैर्यबन्धसर्वापहारचतुरेषु कृतान्तराभिः
āmṛṣṭaroṣaparisāṃtvananarmahāsakelīpriyālapanabhartsanaroṣaṇeṣu / bhāveṣu pārthivanijapriyadhairyabandhasarvāpahāracatureṣu kṛtāntarābhiḥ
— who took their part in the moods of anger wiped away, of soothing, of jesting laughter, play, sweet talk, scolding and growing angry — moods clever at carrying off entirely the self-command of the king, their own beloved;
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BndP 2 27.8
तन्त्रीस्वनोपमितमञ्जुलसौम्यगेयगन्धर्वतारमधुरारवभाषिणीभिः । वीणाप्रवीणतरपाणितलाङ्गुलीभिर्गंभीरचक्रचटुवादरतोत्सुकाभिः
tantrīsvanopamitamañjulasaumyageyagandharvatāramadhurāravabhāṣiṇībhiḥ / vīṇāpravīṇatarapāṇitalāṅgulībhirgaṃbhīracakracaṭuvādaratotsukābhiḥ
— who spoke in sweet, high tones like the gentle, pleasing song of gandharvas, likened to the sound of lute-strings; whose palms and fingers were most expert at the vīṇā, (and who were) eager for the pleasure of deep, coaxing talk in company;
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BndP 2 27.9
स्त्रीभिर्मदालस तराभिरतिप्रगल्भभावाभिराकुलितकामुकमानसाभिः । कामप्रयोगनिपुणाभिरहीनसंपदौदार्यरूपगुणशीलसमन्विताभिः
strībhirmadālasa tarābhiratipragalbhabhāvābhirākulitakāmukamānasābhiḥ / kāmaprayoganipuṇābhirahīnasaṃpadaudāryarūpaguṇaśīlasamanvitābhiḥ
— by women languid with intoxication, of exceedingly bold demeanour, who bewildered the minds of lovers, skilled in the practice of love, endowed with unfailing wealth, generosity, beauty, virtue and character;
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BndP 2 27.10
संख्यातिगाभिरनिशं गृहकृत्यकर्मव्यग्रात्मकाभिरपि तत्परिचारिकाभिः । पुंभिश्च तद्गुणगणोचितरूपशोभैरुद्भासितैर्गृहचरैः परितः परीतम्
saṃkhyātigābhiraniśaṃ gṛhakṛtyakarmavyagrātmakābhirapi tatparicārikābhiḥ / puṃbhiśca tadguṇagaṇocitarūpaśobhairudbhāsitairgṛhacaraiḥ paritaḥ parītam
— and it was hemmed in all around by serving-women of theirs beyond counting, who were nonetheless intent day and night on the tasks of household work, and by men, household attendants, resplendent, with a beauty and grace befitting that host of qualities.
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BndP 2 27.11
सराजमार्गापणसौधसद्मसोपानदेवालयचत्वरेषु । पौरैरशेषार्थगुणैः समन्तादध्यास्यमानं परिपूर्णकामैः
sarājamārgāpaṇasaudhasadmasopānadevālayacatvareṣu / paurairaśeṣārthaguṇaiḥ samantādadhyāsyamānaṃ paripūrṇakāmaiḥ
— (a city) dwelt in on every side, in its royal highways, markets, mansions, houses, stairways, temples and squares, by townsfolk possessed of all wealth and merits, whose desires were wholly fulfilled;
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BndP 2 27.12
अनेक रत्नोज्ज्वलितैर्विचित्रैः प्रासादसंघैरतुलैरसंख्यैः । रथाश्वमातङ्गखरोष्ट्रगोजायोग्यैरनेकैरपि मन्दिरैश्च
aneka ratnojjvalitairvicitraiḥ prāsādasaṃghairatulairasaṃkhyaiḥ / rathāśvamātaṅgakharoṣṭragojāyogyairanekairapi mandiraiśca
— with countless, incomparable, variegated clusters of palaces ablaze with many jewels, and with many buildings too, fit for chariots, horses, elephants, donkeys, camels, cattle and goats;
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BndP 2 27.13
नरेद्रसामन्तनिषादिसादिपदातिसेनपतिनायकानाम् । विप्रादिकानां रथिसारथीनां गृहैस्तथा मागधबन्दिनां च
naredrasāmantaniṣādisādipadātisenapatināyakānām / viprādikānāṃ rathisārathīnāṃ gṛhaistathā māgadhabandināṃ ca
— with the houses, likewise, of kings, vassals, hunters, horsemen, foot-soldiers, army-commanders and leaders, of brahmins and the rest, of chariot-fighters and charioteers, and of panegyrists and bards;
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BndP 2 27.14
विविक्तरथ्यापणचित्रचत्वरैरनेकवस्तुक्रयविक्रयैश्च । महाधनोपस्करसाधुनिर्मितैर्गृहैश्च शुभ्रैर्गणिकाजनानाम्
viviktarathyāpaṇacitracatvarairanekavastukrayavikrayaiśca / mahādhanopaskarasādhunirmitairgṛhaiśca śubhrairgaṇikājanānām
— with secluded lanes, markets and painted squares, and with the buying and selling of many wares, and with the bright houses of the courtesan folk, well built with very costly furnishings;
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BndP 2 27.15
महार्हरत्नोज्ज्वलतुङ्गगोपुरैः सह श्वगृध्रव्रजनर्तनालयैः । चित्रैर्ध्वचैश्चापि पताकिकाभिः शुभ्रैः पटैर्मण्डपिकाभिरुन्नतैः
mahārharatnojjvalatuṅgagopuraiḥ saha śvagṛdhravrajanartanālayaiḥ / citrairdhvacaiścāpi patākikābhiḥ śubhraiḥ paṭairmaṇḍapikābhirunnataiḥ
— with lofty gate-towers ablaze with most precious gems, together with (kennels for) dogs, resorts of vultures and dancing-halls; and with variegated flags and pennants too, with white awnings and tall pavilions;
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BndP 2 27.16
कह्लारकञ्जकुमुदोत्पलरेणुवासितैश्चकाह्वहंसकुररीबकसारसानाम् । नानारवाढ्यरमणीयतटाकवापीसरोवरैश्चापि जलोपपन्नैः
kahlārakañjakumudotpalareṇuvāsitaiścakāhvahaṃsakurarībakasārasānām / nānāravāḍhyaramaṇīyataṭākavāpīsarovaraiścāpi jalopapannaiḥ
— and with lovely ponds, step-wells and lakes, well supplied with water, scented with the pollen of kahlāra, kañja, kumuda and utpala lotuses, rich with the many cries of cakravākas, geese, ospreys, herons and cranes;
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BndP 2 27.17
चूतप्रियालपनसाम्रमधूकजंबूप्लक्षैर्नवैश्च तरुभिश्च कृतालवालैः । पर्यन्तरोपितमनोरमनागकेतकीपुन्नागचंपकवनैश्च पतत्रिजुष्टैः
cūtapriyālapanasāmramadhūkajaṃbūplakṣairnavaiśca tarubhiśca kṛtālavālaiḥ / paryantaropitamanoramanāgaketakīpunnāgacaṃpakavanaiśca patatrijuṣṭaiḥ
— with mango, priyāla, breadfruit, āmra, madhūka, jambū and plakṣa trees, and with young trees furnished with watering-basins; and with delightful groves of nāga, ketakī, punnāga and campaka planted along the borders, frequented by birds;
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BndP 2 27.18
मन्दारकुन्दकरवीरमनोज्ञयूथिकाजात्यादिकैर्विविधपुष्पफलैश्च वृक्षैः । संलक्ष्यमाणपरितोपवनालिभिश्च संशोभितं जगति विस्मयनीयरूपैः
mandārakundakaravīramanojñayūthikājātyādikairvividhapuṣpaphalaiśca vṛkṣaiḥ / saṃlakṣyamāṇaparitopavanālibhiśca saṃśobhitaṃ jagati vismayanīyarūpaiḥ
— made beautiful with trees bearing various flowers and fruits, mandāra, kunda, karavīra, charming yūthikā, jāti and the rest, and with rows of pleasure-gardens visible on every side, of a form to be marvelled at in the world;
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BndP 2 27.19
सर्वर्त्तुकप्रवरसौरभवायुमन्दमन्दप्रचारिभर्त्सितधर्मकालम् । इत्थ सुरासुरमनोरमभोगसंपद्विस्पष्टमानविभवं नगरं नरेद्र
sarvarttukapravarasaurabhavāyumandamandapracāribhartsitadharmakālam / ittha surāsuramanoramabhogasaṃpadvispaṣṭamānavibhavaṃ nagaraṃ naredra
— (a city) in which the hot season was put to shame by breezes moving ever so gently with the choicest fragrance of all seasons: thus, O lord of men, was that city, its greatness plain to see through a wealth of enjoyments delightful to gods and asuras,
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BndP 2 27.20
सौभाग्यभोगममितं मुनिहोमधेनुः सद्यो विधाय विनिवेदयदाशु तस्मै । ज्ञात्वा ततो मुनिवरो द्विजहोमधेन्वा संपादितं नरपते रुचिरातिथेयम्
saubhāgyabhogamamitaṃ munihomadhenuḥ sadyo vidhāya vinivedayadāśu tasmai / jñātvā tato munivaro dvijahomadhenvā saṃpāditaṃ narapate rucirātitheyam
— an immeasurable abundance and enjoyment which the sage's oblation-cow, having produced it at once, straightway presented to him. Then the best of sages, having learned that this splendid hospitality had been accomplished by the brahmin's oblation-cow, O king,
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BndP 2 27.21
आहूय कञ्चन तदन्तिक मात्मशिष्यं प्रास्थापयत्सगुणशालिनमाशु राजन् । गत्वा विशामधिपतेस्तरसा समीपं संप्रश्रयं मुनिसुतस्तमिदं बभाषे
āhūya kañcana tadantika mātmaśiṣyaṃ prāsthāpayatsaguṇaśālinamāśu rājan / gatvā viśāmadhipatestarasā samīpaṃ saṃpraśrayaṃ munisutastamidaṃ babhāṣe
called some disciple of his own to him and quickly sent him off, one endowed with good qualities, O king; and the sage's pupil, having swiftly gone into the presence of the lord of the people, spoke this to him respectfully:
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BndP 2 27.22
आतिथ्यमस्मदुपपादितमाशु राज्ञा संभावनीयमिति नः कुलदेशिकाज्ञा । राजा ततो मुनिवरेण कृताभ्यनुज्ञः संप्राविशत्पुरवरं स्वकृते कृतं तत्
ātithyamasmadupapāditamāśu rājñā saṃbhāvanīyamiti naḥ kuladeśikājñā / rājā tato munivareṇa kṛtābhyanujñaḥ saṃprāviśatpuravaraṃ svakṛte kṛtaṃ tat
"The hospitality prepared by us is to be graciously accepted by the king at once" — such is the command of our family's teacher. Then the king, given leave by the best of sages, entered that excellent city, which had been made for his sake.
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BndP 2 27.23
सर्वोपभोग्यनिलयं मुनिहोमधेनुसामर्थ्यसूचकमशोषबलैः समेतः । अन्तः प्रविश्य नगरर्द्धिमशेषलोकसंमोहिनीम् भिसमीक्ष्य स राजवर्यः
sarvopabhogyanilayaṃ munihomadhenusāmarthyasūcakamaśoṣabalaiḥ sametaḥ / antaḥ praviśya nagararddhimaśeṣalokasaṃmohinīm bhisamīkṣya sa rājavaryaḥ
That best of kings, accompanied by his undiminished forces, entering within, beheld the city's opulence — an abode of every enjoyable thing, indicating the power of the sage's sacrificial cow, and bewildering to all the world.
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BndP 2 27.24
प्रीतिप्रसन्नवदनः सबलस्तु दानी धीरो ऽपि विस्मयमवाप भृशं तदानीम् । गच्छन्सुरस्त्रीनयना लियूथपानैकपात्रोचितचारुमूर्त्तिः
prītiprasannavadanaḥ sabalastu dānī dhīro 'pi vismayamavāpa bhṛśaṃ tadānīm / gacchansurastrīnayanā liyūthapānaikapātrocitacārumūrttiḥ
But that generous one, with his army, his face bright with delight, though steady, was then greatly astonished; as he went along, his handsome form was fit to be the sole object for the eyes of the women of the gods and of the (guardians of the) herds.
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BndP 2 27.25
रेमे स हैहयपतिः पुरराजमार्गे शक्रः कुबेरवसताविव सामरौघः । तं प्रस्थितं राजपथात्समन्तात्पौराङ्गनाश्चन्दनवारिसिक्तैः
reme sa haihayapatiḥ purarājamārge śakraḥ kuberavasatāviva sāmaraughaḥ / taṃ prasthitaṃ rājapathātsamantātpaurāṅganāścandanavārisiktaiḥ
That lord of the Haihayas took pleasure on the royal highway of the city, like Śakra with his host of gods in Kubera's dwelling. As he set out along the king's road, the city's women on all sides, with (waters) sprinkled with sandal-scented water...
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BndP 2 27.26
प्रसूनलाजाप्रकरैरजस्रमवीपृषन्सौधगताः सुत्दृद्यैः । अभ्यागतार्हणसमुत्सुकपौरकान्ता हस्तारविन्दगलितामललाजवर्षैः
prasūnalājāprakarairajasramavīpṛṣansaudhagatāḥ sutdṛdyaiḥ / abhyāgatārhaṇasamutsukapaurakāntā hastāravindagalitāmalalājavarṣaiḥ
...standing on the mansions, continually sprinkled him with masses of flowers and parched grain from their fair hearts; the beloved women of the city, eager to honour the guest, with showers of spotless parched grain slipping from their lotus hands.
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BndP 2 27.27
कालेयपङ्कसुरभीकृतनन्दनोत्थशुभ्रप्रसूननिकरैरलिवृन्दगीतैः । तत्रत्यपौरवनिताञ्जनरत्नसारमुक्ताभिरप्यनुपदं प्रविकीर्यमामः
kāleyapaṅkasurabhīkṛtanandanotthaśubhraprasūnanikarairalivṛndagītaiḥ / tatratyapauravanitāñjanaratnasāramuktābhirapyanupadaṃ pravikīryamāmaḥ
Being strewn at every step with heaps of white blossoms sprung from Nandana, made fragrant with saffron paste and hummed over by swarms of bees, and also with the collyrium, choice jewels and pearls of the city-women there,
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BndP 2 27.28
व्यभ्राजतावनिपतिर्विशदैः समन्ताच्छीतांशुरश्मिनिकरैरिव मन्दराद्रिः । ब्राह्मीं तपःश्रिय मुदारगणमचिन्त्यां लोकेषु दुर्लभतरां स्पृहणीयशोभाम्
vyabhrājatāvanipatirviśadaiḥ samantācchītāṃśuraśminikarairiva mandarādriḥ / brāhmīṃ tapaḥśriya mudāragaṇamacintyāṃ lokeṣu durlabhatarāṃ spṛhaṇīyaśobhām
the lord of the earth shone all around as Mount Mandara does with the bright masses of the cool-rayed moon's beams. (Seeing) the brahminic splendour of asceticism, with its noble multitude, unimaginable, most hard to attain in the worlds, its beauty enviable —
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BndP 2 27.29
पश्यन्विशामधिपतिः पुरसंपदं तामुच्चैः शशंस मनसा वचसेव राजन् । मेने च हैहयपतिर्भुवि दुर्लभेयं क्षात्री मनोहरतरा महिता हि संपत्
paśyanviśāmadhipatiḥ purasaṃpadaṃ tāmuccaiḥ śaśaṃsa manasā vacaseva rājan / mene ca haihayapatirbhuvi durlabheyaṃ kṣātrī manoharatarā mahitā hi saṃpat
beholding that wealth of the city, the lord of men praised it loudly in his mind, as if in speech, O king; and the lord of the Haihayas thought: "Hard to attain on earth is this kṣatriya prosperity, more charming and more honoured."
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BndP 2 27.30
अस्याः शतांशतुलनामपि नोपगन्तुं विप्रशियः प्रभवतीति सुरार्चितायाः । मध्येपुरं पुरजनोपचितां विभूतिमालोकयन्सह पुरोहितमन्त्रिसार्थैः
asyāḥ śatāṃśatulanāmapi nopagantuṃ vipraśiyaḥ prabhavatīti surārcitāyāḥ / madhyepuraṃ purajanopacitāṃ vibhūtimālokayansaha purohitamantrisārthaiḥ
"The wealth of a kṣatriya is not able to come even to a hundredth part of comparison with this (brahmin wealth), which is honoured by the gods" — thus, in the midst of the city, gazing with his hosts of chaplains and counsellors upon the splendour amassed by the townsfolk,
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BndP 2 27.31
गच्छत्स्वपार्श्वचर दर्शितवर्णसौधो लेभे मुदं पुरजनैः परिपूज्यमानः । राजा ततो मुनिवरोपचितां सपर्यामात्मानुरूपमिह सानुचरो लभस्व
gacchatsvapārśvacara darśitavarṇasaudho lebhe mudaṃ purajanaiḥ paripūjyamānaḥ / rājā tato munivaropacitāṃ saparyāmātmānurūpamiha sānucaro labhasva
— his attendants walking beside him, the mansions displayed in their colours — he obtained joy, being honoured on all sides by the townsfolk. Then (they said): "O king, receive here, with your retinue, the worship prepared by the best of sages, befitting yourself."
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BndP 2 27.32
इत्यश्रमेण नृपतिर्विनिवर्त्तयित्वा स्वार्थं प्राल्पितगृहाभिमुखो जगाम । पौरेः समेत्य विविधार्हणपाणिभिश्च मार्गे मुदा विरचिताजलिभिः समन्तात्
ityaśrameṇa nṛpatirvinivarttayitvā svārthaṃ prālpitagṛhābhimukho jagāma / paureḥ sametya vividhārhaṇapāṇibhiśca mārge mudā viracitājalibhiḥ samantāt
Thus without fatigue the king, having turned aside his own concern, went toward the house that had been made ready; and on the road the townsfolk met him from every side, with various offerings in their hands and palms joined together in joy,
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BndP 2 27.33
संभावितोभ्यनुपदं जयशब्दघोषैस्तूर्यारवैश्च बधिरीकृतदिग्विभागैः । कक्षान्तराणि नृपतिः शनकैरतीत्य त्रीणि क्रमेण च ससंभ्रमकञ्चुकीनि
saṃbhāvitobhyanupadaṃ jayaśabdaghoṣaistūryāravaiśca badhirīkṛtadigvibhāgaiḥ / kakṣāntarāṇi nṛpatiḥ śanakairatītya trīṇi krameṇa ca sasaṃbhramakañcukīni
being honoured at every step with shouts of "Victory!" and with the blare of instruments that deafened the quarters of space. The king, slowly and in order, passed three inner courtyards where the chamberlains bustled about,
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BndP 2 27.34
दूरप्रसारितपृथग्जनसंकुलानि सद्माविवेश सचिवादरदत्तहृस्तः । तत्र प्रदीपदधिदर्पणगन्धपुष्पदूर्वाक्षतादिभिरलं पुरकामिनीभिः
dūraprasāritapṛthagjanasaṃkulāni sadmāviveśa sacivādaradattahṛstaḥ / tatra pradīpadadhidarpaṇagandhapuṣpadūrvākṣatādibhiralaṃ purakāminībhiḥ
and thronged with common folk stretched out far and wide, and entered the residence, his hand given (support) by a minister's respectful attention. There, with lamps, curds, mirrors, perfumes, flowers, dūrvā grass, unbroken rice and the rest, abundantly, by the lovely women of the city —
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BndP 2 27.35
निर्याय राजभवनान्तरतः सलीलमानन्दितो नरपतिर्बहुमान पूर्वकम् । ताभिः समाभिविनिवेशितमाशु नानारत्नप्रवेकरुचिजालविराजमानम्
niryāya rājabhavanāntarataḥ salīlamānandito narapatirbahumāna pūrvakam / tābhiḥ samābhiviniveśitamāśu nānāratnapravekarucijālavirājamānam
having come out from within the royal palace gracefully, the delighted lord of men, treated with high regard and quickly seated by those women, (approached) the seat shining with the network of radiance from choice jewels of many kinds,
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BndP 2 27.36
सूक्ष्मोत्तरच्छदमुदारयशा मनोज्ञमध्या रुरोह कनकोत्तरविष्टरं तम् । तस्मिन्गृहे नृप तदीयपुरन्ध्रिवर्गः स्वासीनमाशु नृपतिर्विविधार्हणाभिः
sūkṣmottaracchadamudārayaśā manojñamadhyā ruroha kanakottaraviṣṭaraṃ tam / tasmingṛhe nṛpa tadīyapurandhrivargaḥ svāsīnamāśu nṛpatirvividhārhaṇābhiḥ
with a fine coverlet upon it, pleasing in its middle part — that golden throne with its upper cushion he, of noble fame, ascended. In that house, O king, the company of matrons belonging to it, and the king seated well, at once, with manifold honours —
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BndP 2 27.37
वाद्यादिभिस्तदनुभूषणगन्धपुष्पवस्त्राद्यलङ्कृतिभिरग्र्यमुदं ततान । तस्मिन्नशेषदिवसोचितकर्म सर्वं निर्वर्त्य हैहयपतिः स्वमतानुसारम्
vādyādibhistadanubhūṣaṇagandhapuṣpavastrādyalaṅkṛtibhiragryamudaṃ tatāna / tasminnaśeṣadivasocitakarma sarvaṃ nirvartya haihayapatiḥ svamatānusāram
— with music and the rest, with adornments of ornaments, perfumes, flowers, garments and so forth, (the women) spread the highest joy. There the lord of the Haihayas, having performed all the acts proper to the whole day according to his own judgement,
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BndP 2 27.38
नाना विधालयननर्मविचित्रकेलीसंप्रेक्षितैर्दिनमशेषमलं निनाय । कृत्वा दिनान्तसमयोचितकर्म चैव राजा स्वमन्त्रिसचिवानुगतः समन्तात्
nānā vidhālayananarmavicitrakelīsaṃprekṣitairdinamaśeṣamalaṃ nināya / kṛtvā dināntasamayocitakarma caiva rājā svamantrisacivānugataḥ samantāt
passed the entire day fully with the varied sports and amusements of the different chambers and the spectacles he watched; and having performed the rites suited to the day's end, the king, followed on all sides by his ministers and counsellors,
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BndP 2 27.39
आसन्नभृत्यकरसंस्थितदीपकौधसंशान्तसंतमसमाशु सदः प्रपेदे । तत्रासने समुपविश्य पुरोधमन्त्रिसामन्तनायकशतैः समुपास्यमानः
āsannabhṛtyakarasaṃsthitadīpakaudhasaṃśāntasaṃtamasamāśu sadaḥ prapede / tatrāsane samupaviśya purodhamantrisāmantanāyakaśataiḥ samupāsyamānaḥ
quickly reached the assembly hall, whose darkness was wholly quelled by the mass of lamps held in the hands of attendants standing near. Seating himself there upon a seat, waited upon by hundreds of chaplains, ministers, vassals and chiefs,
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BndP 2 27.40
अन्वास्त राजसमितौ विविधैर्विनोदैर्हृष्टः सुरेद्र इव देवगणैरुपेतः । ततश्चिरं विविधवाद्यविनोदनृत्तप्रेक्षाप्रवृत्तहसनादिकथाप्रसंगः
anvāsta rājasamitau vividhairvinodairhṛṣṭaḥ suredra iva devagaṇairupetaḥ / tataściraṃ vividhavādyavinodanṛttaprekṣāpravṛttahasanādikathāprasaṃgaḥ
he sat in the royal assembly, delighted with varied entertainments, like the lord of the gods surrounded by the hosts of devas. Then for a long while, engaged in talk with laughter and the like arising from watching dances and amusements with music of many kinds,
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BndP 2 27.41
आसांचकार गणिकाजन्नर्महासक्रीडाविलासपरितोषितचित्तवृत्तिः । इत्थं विशामधिपतिर्भृशमानिशार्द्धं नानाविहारविभवानुभवैरनेकैः
āsāṃcakāra gaṇikājannarmahāsakrīḍāvilāsaparitoṣitacittavṛttiḥ / itthaṃ viśāmadhipatirbhṛśamāniśārddhaṃ nānāvihāravibhavānubhavairanekaiḥ
he passed (the time), his state of mind well pleased by the jests, laughter, play and dalliance of the courtesan-folk. Thus the lord of men, until the middle of the night, greatly (enjoyed himself) with many experiences of the riches of various pleasures.
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BndP 2 27.42
स्थित्वानुगान्नरपतीनपि तन्निवासं प्रस्थाप्य वासभवनं स्वयमप्ययासीत् । तद्राजसैन्यमखिलं निजवीर्यशौर्यसंपत्प्रभावमहिमानुगुणं गृहेषु
sthitvānugānnarapatīnapi tannivāsaṃ prasthāpya vāsabhavanaṃ svayamapyayāsīt / tadrājasainyamakhilaṃ nijavīryaśauryasaṃpatprabhāvamahimānuguṇaṃ gṛheṣu
Having stayed (there), and having sent the attendant kings too off to their quarters, he himself went to his residence. That entire royal army, (lodged) in houses fitting the greatness of their own valour, heroism, wealth and power,
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BndP 2 27.43
आत्मानुरुपविभवेषु महार्हवस्त्रस्रग्भूषणादिभिरलं मुदितं बभूव । सैन्यानि तानि नृपतेर्विविधान्नपानसद्भक्ष्यभोज्यमधुमांसपयोघृताद्यैः
ātmānurupavibhaveṣu mahārhavastrasragbhūṣaṇādibhiralaṃ muditaṃ babhūva / sainyāni tāni nṛpatervividhānnapānasadbhakṣyabhojyamadhumāṃsapayoghṛtādyaiḥ
in mansions suited to each one's rank, was made thoroughly glad with very costly garments, garlands, ornaments and the like. Those troops of the king, with manifold food and drink, fine viands and dishes, liquor, meat, milk, ghee and the rest,
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BndP 2 27.44
तृप्तान्यवात्सुरखिलानि सुखोपभौगैस्तस्यां नरेद्रपुरि देवगणा दिवीव । एवं तदा नरपतेरनुयायिनस्ते नानाविधोचितसुखानुभवप्रतीताः
tṛptānyavātsurakhilāni sukhopabhaugaistasyāṃ naredrapuri devagaṇā divīva / evaṃ tadā narapateranuyāyinaste nānāvidhocitasukhānubhavapratītāḥ
all of them, being satisfied, dwelt in that city of the king with pleasurable enjoyments, as the hosts of gods (dwell) in heaven. Thus then those followers of the king, content with the experience of manifold suitable pleasures,
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BndP 2 27.45
अन्योन्यमूचुरिति गेहधनादिभिर्वा किं साध्यते वयमिहैव वसाम सर्वे । राजापि शार्वरविधानमथो विधाय निर्वर्त्य वासभवने शयनीयमग्र्यम् । अध्यास्य रत्ननिकरैरति शैभि भद्रं निद्रामसेवत नरेद्र चिरं प्रतीतः
anyonyamūcuriti gehadhanādibhirvā kiṃ sādhyate vayamihaiva vasāma sarve / rājāpi śārvaravidhānamatho vidhāya nirvartya vāsabhavane śayanīyamagryam / adhyāsya ratnanikarairati śaibhi bhadraṃ nidrāmasevata naredra ciraṃ pratītaḥ
said to one another: "What is to be gained by house and wealth and the rest? Let us all dwell right here." The king too, having performed the night-time observances, and having had the finest couch made ready in his sleeping chamber, mounted it—splendid and fair with masses of jewels—and the king, well content, long enjoyed sleep.
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