Verse 20 of 54
SB 3.23.20
हंसपारावतव्रातैस्तत्र तत्र निकूजितम् कृत्रिमान्मन्यमानैः स्वानधिरुह्याधिरुह्य च
haṁsa-pārāvata-vrātais tatra tatra nikūjitam kṛtrimān manyamānaiḥ svān adhiruhyādhiruhya ca
Synonyms
haṁsa—of swans; pārāvata—of pigeons; vrātaiḥ—with multitudes; tatra tatra—here and there; nikūjitam—vibrated; kṛtrimān—artificial; manyamānaiḥ—thinking; svān—belonging to their own kind; adhiruhya adhiruhya—rising up repeatedly; ca—and..
Translation
Here and there in that palace were multitudes of live swans and pigeons, as well as artificial swans and pigeons so lifelike that the real swans rose above them again and again, thinking them live birds like themselves. Thus the palace vibrated with the sounds of these birds.
Verse 20 of 54