उदभूदभितः सन्ध्या तारानिकरधारिणी । उत्फुल्लकिंशुकवना वसन्तश्रीरिवोदिता ॥ २१ ॥
udabhūdabhitaḥ sandhyā tārānikaradhāriṇī | utphullakiṁśukavanā vasantaśrīrivōditā || 21 ||
Translation
All around rose the evening twilight, bearing a mass of stars, like the beauty of spring arisen, with its forests of kiṁśuka in flower.
Word by word
- udabhūd
- (udabhūt) rose
- abhitaḥ
- all around
- sandhyā
- the evening twilight
- tārā
- of stars
- nikara
- a mass
- dhāriṇī
- bearing
- utphulla
- in flower
- kiṁśuka
- of kiṁśuka
- vanā
- with its forests
- vasanta
- of spring
- śrīr
- (śrīḥ) the beauty
- iva
- like
- uditā
- arisen
Meaning
The kiṁśuka, the flame of the forest, flowers red in spring; the evening sky is red and starred like a flowering wood.