कुमुद्वतीषु फुल्लासु स्मेरासु नलिनीषु च । वनस्थलीषु कृष्णासु फुल्लासु फलिनीषु च ॥ ८ ॥
kumudvatīṣu phullāsu smērāsu nalinīṣu ca | vanasthalīṣu kṛṣṇāsu phullāsu phalinīṣu ca || 8 ||
Translation
in ponds of night-lilies in flower, in smiling lotus pools, in dark woodlands in blossom and in fruit;
Word by word
- kumudvatīṣu
- in ponds of night-lilies
- phullāsu
- in flower
- smērāsu
- smiling
- nalinīṣu
- in lotus pools
- ca
- and
- vana
- woodland
- sthalīṣu
- in places
- kṛṣṇāsu
- dark
- phalinīṣu
- in fruit
Meaning
The commentary: in pools full of night-lilies blooming in moonlight, in lotus pools opened by the sun, in dark woodland places covered with flowers and fruit.