उद्यानेषु सरित्तीरवृक्षेषु वरवीथिषु । अन्तःपुरेषु हर्म्येषु फुल्लदोलावदोलनैः ॥ १७ ॥
udyānēṣu sarittīravṛkṣēṣu varavīthiṣu | antaḥpurēṣu harmyēṣu phulladōlāvadōlanaiḥ || 17 ||
Translation
in gardens, under trees on river banks, in fine avenues, in the inner palace, in mansions, and with swinging on swings in flower.
Word by word
- udyānēṣu
- in gardens
- sarit
- river
- tīra
- on banks
- vṛkṣēṣu
- under trees
- vara
- fine
- vīthiṣu
- in avenues
- antaḥpurēṣu
- in the inner palace
- harmyēṣu
- in mansions
- phulla
- in flower
- dōlā
- swings
- avadōlanaiḥ
- with swinging
Meaning
The commentary ends the list: in gardens, under trees on river banks, in fine streets, in the inner apartments, in mansions, with swings decked with flowers: so King Padma, handsome as the youth of the gods, enjoyed the apsaras of the earth, Līlā, with love. The seventeen verses have been one sentence; nothing is missing from it, and the next verse turns.