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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

dvāḥsu—in the entrances; vidruma—of coral; dehalyā—with a threshold; bhātam—beautiful; vajra—bedecked with diamonds; kapāṭa-vat—having doors; śikhareṣu—on the domes; indra-nīleṣu—of sapphires; hema-kumbhair—with gold pinnacles; adhiśritam—crowned..

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