मुनिमालोक्य भूपालो दूरादेवाऽऽनताकृतिः । प्रणनाम गलन्मौलिमणिमालितभूतलम् ॥ २४ ॥
munimālōkya bhūpālō dūrādēvā’’natākṛtiḥ | praṇanāma galanmaulimaṇimālitabhūtalam || 24 ||
Translation
Seeing the sage, the king bowed low while still far off, and made obeisance, so that the jewels falling from his crown garlanded the ground.
Word by word
- munim
- the sage
- ālōkya
- seeing
- bhūpālō
- (bhūpālaḥ) the king
- dūrāt
- far off
- ēva
- while still
- ānata
- bowed low
- ākṛtiḥ
- his body
- praṇanāma
- made obeisance
- galan
- falling
- mauli
- from his crown
- maṇi
- the jewels
- mālita
- garlanded
- bhūtalam
- the ground
Meaning
The bow is so deep that the jewels of his crown come loose and scatter on the floor.