शान्तेषु किङ्किणीजालरवेषु स्पन्दनं विना । पञ्जरान्तरहारीतशुकेष्वप्यस्तकेलिषु ॥ २ ॥
śāntēṣu kiṅkiṇījālaravēṣu spandanaṁ vinā | pañjarāntarahārītaśukēṣvapyastakēliṣu || 2 ||
Translation
when the jingling of the strings of little bells had stopped, for no one moved, and even the parrots and green pigeons in their cages had left off their play,
Word by word
- śāntēṣu
- had stopped
- kiṅkiṇī
- of little bells
- jāla
- of the strings
- ravēṣu
- the jingling
- spandanaṁ
- movement
- vinā
- for no
- pañjara
- cages
- antara
- in their
- hārīta
- green pigeons
- śukēṣu
- and the parrots
- api
- even
- asta
- had left off
- kēliṣu
- their play
Meaning
Little bells (kiṅkiṇī) were worn on anklets and girdles and hung on the hall's ornaments; they sound only when something moves. The birds kept for pleasure fall quiet too. The commentary and the other commentary both keep the plain sense: not a sound in the hall.