अङ्गणं प्रति दीपौघास्तस्थुः पीततमोम्भसः । आश्चर्यदर्शनायेव संप्राप्ता ऋक्षपङ्क्तयः ॥ ४८ ॥
aṅgaṇaṁ prati dīpaughāstasthuḥ pītatamōmbhasaḥ | āścaryadarśanāyēva saṁprāptā ṛkṣapaṅktayaḥ || 48 ||
Translation
Rows of lamps that drank up the water of darkness stood round the courtyard, like rows of stars come to see a wonder.
Word by word
- aṅgaṇaṁ
- the courtyard
- prati
- round
- dīpa
- of lamps
- ōghās
- (oghāḥ) rows
- tasthuḥ
- stood
- pīta
- that drank up
- tamō
- (tamaḥ) of darkness
- ambhasaḥ
- the water
- āścarya
- a wonder
- darśanāya
- to see
- ēva
- as if
- saṁprāptā
- (saṃprāptāḥ) come
- ṛkṣa
- of stars
- paṅktayaḥ
- rows
Meaning
The commentary: in the courtyard stood rows of lamps that had drunk up the water of darkness, like rows of stars come to see a marvel.