आस्थानं पूरयामासुर्महीपालानुयायिनः । उत्फुल्लकमलोत्कीर्णं हंसा इव सरोवरम् ॥ ५४ ॥
āsthānaṁ pūrayāmāsurmahīpālānuyāyinaḥ | utphullakamalōtkīrṇaṁ haṁsā iva sarōvaram || 54 ||
Translation
The king's followers filled the hall of audience, as swans fill a lake strewn with full-blown lotuses.
Word by word
- āsthānaṁ
- the hall of audience
- pūrayāmāsur
- (pūrayāmāsuḥ) filled
- mahīpāla
- the king’s
- anuyāyinaḥ
- followers
- utphulla
- full-blown
- kamala
- with lotuses
- utkīrṇaṁ
- strewn
- haṁsā
- (haṃsāḥ) swans
- iva
- as
- sarōvaram
- a lake
Meaning
The commentary: as swans fill a lake covered with opened lotuses, so the king's followers filled the hall.