पारिजातलतालोलविमानगणकेतनम् । अतो मञ्जरिकाकारमिव वैदूर्यभूतलम् ॥ १५ ॥
pārijātalatālōlavimānagaṇakētanam | atō mañjarikākāramiva vaidūryabhūtalam || 15 ||
Translation
the dwelling of hosts of heavenly cars swaying over the creepers of the pārijāta, and so, seen from afar, like a ground of lapis lazuli in the shape of a cluster of blossoms;
Word by word
- pārijāta
- of the pārijāta
- latā
- over the creepers
- lōla
- swaying
- vimāna
- of heavenly cars
- gaṇa
- of hosts
- kētanam
- the dwelling
- atō
- (ataḥ) and so
- mañjarikā
- of blossoms
- ākāram
- in the shape
- iva
- like
- vaidūrya
- of lapis lazuli
- bhūtalam
- a ground
Meaning
The commentary: near at hand, the heavenly cars over the pārijāta groves look like a spray of its blossom; from afar, like ground made of lapis. The pārijāta is the coral tree of Indra's heaven.
