Text 16] Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
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TEXT 15
रुम्पण्डुकपाटेश्व द्वारैः स्फटिकगोपुरैः । जुष्टां विभक्तप्रपथां विश्वकर्मविनिर्मिताम् ॥१५॥
rukma-paṭṭa-kapāṭaiś ca dvāraiḥ sphaṭika-gopuraiḥ juṣṭāṁ vibhakta-prapathāṁ viśvakarma-vinirmitām
rukma-paṭṭa —possessing plates made of gold;  kapāṭaiḥ —the doors of which;  ca —and;  dvāraiḥ —with entrances;  sphaṭika-gopuraiḥ —with gates made of excellent marble;  juṣṭāṁ —linked;  vibhakta-prapathāṁ —with many different public roads;  viśvakarma-vinirmitām —constructed by Viśvakarmā, the heavenly architect.
TRANSLATION
The doors were made of solid gold plates, and the gates were of excellent marble. These were linked by various public roads. The entire city had been constructed by Viśvakarmā.
TEXT 16
सभावत्वरत्थ्याढ्यां विमानैर्न्यर्बुदैर्युताम् । शृङ्गारकर्मणिमयैर्वज्रविद्रुमवेदिभिः ॥१६॥
sabhā-catvara-rathyāḍhyāṁ vimānair nyārbudair yutām śṛṅgāṭakair maṇimayair vajra-vidruma-vedibhiḥ
sabhā —with assembly houses;  catvara —courtyards;  rathya —and public roads;  āḍhyām —opulent;  vimānaiḥ —by airplanes;  nyārbudaiḥ —not less than ten crores (one hundred million);  yutām —endowed;  śṛṅga-ātakaiḥ —with crossroads;  maṇi-mayaiḥ —made of pearls;  vajra —made of diamonds;  vidruma —and coral;  vedibhiḥ —with places to sit.