Text 19]
The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
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haṁsa-kāraṇḍavākīrṇaṁ cakrāhvaiḥ sārasair api jalakukkuṭa-koyaṣṭi- dātyūha-kula-kūjitam
matsya-kacchapa-sañcāra- calat-padma-rajaḥ-payaḥ kadamba-vetasa-nala- nīpa-vañjulakair vṛtam
kundaiḥ kurubakāśokaiḥ śirīṣaiḥ kūṭajeṅgudaiḥ kubjakaiḥ svarṇa-yūthībhir nāga-punnāga-jātibhiḥ
mallikā-śatapatraiś ca mādhavī-jālakādibhiḥ śobhitaṁ tīra-jaiś cānyair nityartubhir alaṁ drumaiḥ
bilvaiḥ—bilva trees; kapitthaiḥ—kapittha trees; jambīraiḥ—jambīra trees; vṛtaḥ—surrounded by; bhallātaka-ādibhiḥ—bhallātaka and other trees; tasmin—in that garden; saraḥ—a lake; su-vipulam—which was very large; lasat—shining; kāñcana—golden; paṅka-jam—filled with lotus flowers; kumuda—of kumuda flowers; utpala—utpala flowers; kahlāra—kahlāra flowers; śatapatra—and śatapatra flowers; śrīyā—with the beauty; ūrjitam—excellent; matta—intoxicated; ṣaṭpada—bees; nirghuṣṭam—hummed; śakuntaiḥ—with the chirping of birds; ca—and; kala-svanaiḥ—whose songs were very melodious; haṁsa—swans; kāraṇḍava—kāraṇḍavas; ākīrṇam—crowded with; cakrāhvaiḥ—cakrāvakas; sārasaiḥ—cranes; api—as well as; jala-kukkuṭa—water chickens; koyaṣṭi—koyaṣṭis; dātyūha—dātyūhas; kula—flocks of; kūjitam—murmured; matsya—of the fish; kacchapa—and tortoises; sañcāra—because of the movements; calat—agitating; padma—of the lotuses; rajaḥ—by the pollen; payaḥ—the water (was decorated); kadamba—kadambas; vetasa—vetasas; nala—nalas;