नीरन्ध्रविटपिच्छायाशीतलामलशाद्वलम् । सर्वशष्पाग्रवार्बिन्दुप्रतिबिम्बिततारकम् ॥ ४८ ॥
nīrandhraviṭapicchāyāśītalāmalaśādvalam | sarvaśaṣpāgravārbindupratibimbitatārakam || 48 ||
Translation
its meadows clean and cool with the shade of close-set trees, the stars reflected in drops of water on the tips of every blade of grass,
Word by word
- nīrandhra
- close-set
- viṭapi
- of trees
- chāyā
- with the shade
- śītala
- cool
- amala
- clean
- śādvalam
- its meadows
- sarva
- every
- śaṣpa
- of grass
- agra
- on the tips
- vār
- of water
- bindu
- in drops
- pratibimbita
- reflected
- tārakam
- the stars
Meaning
A lovely detail: each dewdrop holds a star.