ग्रामीणललनालोलहस्तपद्मापनोदितैः । लाजवर्षैर्विकीर्णात्मा हिमैरिव हिमाचलः ॥ २९ ॥
grāmīṇalalanālōlahastapadmāpanōditaiḥ | lājavarṣairvikīrṇātmā himairiva himācalaḥ || 29 ||
Translation
Covered with showers of parched rice thrown by the restless lotus-hands of the village women, he looked like the Himālaya under snow.
Word by word
- grāmīṇa
- village
- lalanā
- of the women
- lōla
- restless
- hasta
- hands
- padma
- lotus
- apanōditaiḥ
- thrown by
- lāja
- of parched rice
- varṣair
- (varṣaiḥ) with showers
- vikīrṇa
- covered
- ātmā
- his body
- himair
- (himaiḥ) with snow
- iva
- like
- himācalaḥ
- the Himālaya
Meaning
Parched rice (lāja) is thrown over a person as a blessing. The white grains settling on him make the prince look like the snow-covered mountain.