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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 15]
haṁsa-sārasa-cakrāhva- kāraṇḍava-kulākulāḥ nalinyo yatra krīḍanti pramadāḥ sura-sevitāḥ
haṁsa—of swans; sārasa—cranes; cakrāhva—birds known as cakravākas; kāraṇḍava—and water fowl; kula—by groups; ākulāḥ—congested; nalinyaḥ—lotus flowers; yatra—where; krīḍanti—enjoyed sporting; pramadāḥ—beautiful women; sura-sevitāḥ—protected by the demigods.
TRANSLATION
Beautiful women protected by the demigods sported in the gardens, which had lotus ponds full of swans, cranes, cakravākas and ducks.
TEXT 14
अकाशगङ्गया देव्या वृतां परिखभूतया । प्रकारेणाग्निवर्णेन साश्लेनोन्नतेन च ॥१४॥
ākāśa-gaṅgayā devyā vṛtāṁ parikha-bhūtayā prākāreṇāgni-varṇena sāṭṭālenonnatena ca
ākāśa-gaṅgayā—by Ganges water known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā; devyā—the always-worshipable goddess; vṛtāṁ—surrounded; parikha-bhūtayā—as a trench; prākāreṇa—by ramparts; agni-varṇena—resembling fire; sa-aṭṭālena—with places for fighting; unnatena—very high; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
The city was surrounded by trenches full of Ganges water, known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā, and by a high wall, which was the color of fire. Upon this wall were parapets for fighting.