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The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
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ariṣṭoḍumbara-plakṣair vaṭaiḥ kiṁśuka-candanaiḥ
picumardaiḥ kovidāraiḥ saralaiḥ sura-dārubhiḥ drākṣekṣu-rambhā-jambubhir badary-akṣābhayāmalaiḥ
tasya—of that mountain (Trikūṭa); droṇyām—in a valley; bhagavataḥ—of the great personality; varuṇasya—the demigod Varuṇa; mahā-ātmanaḥ—who is a great devotee of the Lord; udyānam—a garden; ṛtumat—Ṛtumat; nāma—of the name; ākrīḍam—a place of sporting pastimes; sura-yoṣitām—of the damsels of the demigods; sarvataḥ—everywhere; alaṅkṛtam—beautifully deco- rated; divyaiḥ—pertaining to the demigods; nitya—always; puṣpa—of flowers; phala—and fruits; drumaiḥ—by trees; mandāraiḥ—mandāra; pārijātaiḥ—pārijāta; ca—also; pāṭala—pāṭala; aśoka—aśoka; campakaiḥ—campaka; cūtaiḥ—cūta fruits; piyālaiḥ—piyāla fruits; panasaiḥ—panasa fruits; āmraiḥ—mangoes; āmrātakaiḥ—sour fruits called āmrātaka; api—also; kramukaiḥ—kramuka fruits; nārikelaiḥ— coconut trees; ca—and; kharjūraiḥ—date trees; bījapūrakaiḥ— pomegranates; madhukaiḥ—madhuka fruits; śāla-tālaiḥ—palm fruits; ca—and; tamālaiḥ—tamāla trees; asana—asana trees; arjunaiḥ— arjuna trees; ariṣṭa—ariṣṭa fruits; uḍumbara—big uḍumbara trees; plakṣaiḥ—plakṣa trees; vaṭaiḥ—banyan trees; kiṁśuka—red flowers with no scent; candanaiḥ—sandalwood trees; picumardaiḥ—picumarda flowers; kovidāraiḥ—kovidāra fruits; saralaiḥ—sarala trees; sura- dārubhiḥ—sura-dāru trees; drākṣā—grapes; ikṣuḥ—sugarcane; rambhā—bananas; jambubhiḥ—jambu fruits; badarī—badarī fruits; akṣa—akṣa fruits; abhaya—abhaya fruits; āmalaiḥ—āmalakī, a sour fruit.
TRANSLATION
In a valley of Trikūṭa Mountain there was a garden called Ṛtumat. This garden belonged to the great devotee Varuṇa and was a sporting place for the damsels of the demigods. Flowers and fruits grew there in all seasons. Among them were mandāras,