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Chapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

Verse 18 of 54
SB 3.23.18

द्वाःसु विद्रुमदेहल्या भातं वज्रकपाटवत् शिखरेष्विन्द्रनीलेषु हेमकुम्भैरधिश्रितम्

dvāḥsu vidruma-dehalyā bhātaṁ vajra-kapāṭavat śikhareṣv indranīleṣu hema-kumbhair adhiśritam

Synonyms

dvāḥsuin the entrances; vidrumaof coral; dehalyāwith a threshold; bhātambeautiful; vajrabedecked with diamonds; kapāṭa-vathaving doors; śikhareṣuon the domes; indra-nīleṣuof sapphires; hema-kumbhairwith gold pinnacles; adhiśritamcrowned..

Translation

The palace was very beautiful with its coral thresholds at the entrances and its doors bedecked with diamonds. Gold pinnacles crowned its domes of sapphire.

Verse 18 of 54
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