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The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
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directions;  kham —the sky;  rocayan —pleasing;  āste —standing;  raupya —made of silver;  ayasa —iron;  hiraṇmayaiḥ —and gold;  anyaiḥ —with other peaks;  ca —also;  kakubhaḥ —directions;  sarvāḥ —all;  ratna —with jewels;  dhātu —and minerals;  vicitritaiḥ —decorated very nicely;  nānā —with various;  druma-latā —trees and creepers;  gulmaiḥ —and shrubs;  nirghoṣaiḥ —with the sounds of;  nirjhara —waterfalls;  ambhasām —of water.
TRANSLATION
The length and breadth of the mountain are of the same measurement [eighty thousand miles]. Its three principal peaks, which are made of iron, silver and gold, beautify all directions and the sky. The mountain also has other peaks, which are full of jewels and minerals and are decorated with nice trees, creepers and shrubs. The sounds of the waterfalls on the mountain create a pleasing vibration. In this way the mountain stands, increasing the beauty of all directions.
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स चावनिज्यमानाङ्घ्रिः समन्तात् पयर्ज्जमिभिः ।
करोति श्यामलां भूमिं हरिन्मरकताश्मभिः ॥ ४ ॥
sa cāvanijyamānāṅghriḥ samantāt paya-ūrmibhiḥ karoti śyāmalām bhūmiṁ harin-marakatāśmabhiḥ
saḥ —that mountain;  ca —also;  avanijyamāna-aṅghriḥ —whose foot is always washed;  samantāt —all around;  payaḥ-ūrmibhiḥ —by waves of milk;  karoti —makes;  śyāmalām —dark green;  bhūmiṁ —ground;  harit —green;  marakata —with emerald;  aśmabhiḥ —stones.
TRANSLATION
The ground at the foot of the mountain is always washed by waves of milk that produce emeralds all around in the eight direc-