Text 19] Devahuti’s Lamentation 919

dvahsu vidruma-dehalya
bhatarm vajra-kapataval

sikharesv indranilesu
hema-kumbhair adhisritam

dvahsu—in the entrances; vidruma—of coral; dehalya—with a threshold;
bhatam—beautiful; vajra—bedecked with diamonds; kapd{a-val—having
doors; sikharesu—on the domes; indra-nilesu—of sapphires; hema-kumbhair
—with gold pinnacles; adhisritam—crowned.

TRANSLATION

The palace was very beautiful with its coral thresholds at the entrances
and its doors bedecked with diamonds. Gold pinnacles crowned its domes
of sapphire.

TEXT 19

agers = fafia: |
ae  _— fafarpaaraner@emaiem: 112811

caksusmal padmaragagryair
vajra-bhillisu nirmilaih

Justa vicilra-vaildnair
maharhair hema-loranath

caksuh-mal—as if possessed of eyes; padma-raga—with rubies; agryaih—
choicest ; vajra—of diamond; bhillisu—on the walls; nirmilaih—set; justam-
furnished; victtra—various; vaildnaih—with canopies; maha-arhaih—greatly
valuable; hema-loranaih—with gates of gold.

TRANSLATION

With the choicest rubies set in its diamond walls, it appeared as though
possessed of eyes. It was furnished with wonderful canopies and greatly
valuable gates of gold.

PURPORT

Artistic jewelry and decorations giving the appearance of eyes are not
imaginary. Even in recent times the Mogul emperors constructed their
palaces with decorations of jeweled birds with cyes made of valuable
