Texts 58-59 } Dhruva Maharaja Returns Home 423

mrsta-catvara-rathyatta-
margam candana-carcitam

lajaksataih puspa-phalais
tandulair balibhir yutam

mrsta—fully cleansed; catvara—quadrangles; rathya—highways; atta—
raised sitting places; margam—lanes; candana—with sandalwood; carcitam—
sprinkled; laja—with fried rice; aksataih—and barley; puspa—with flowers;
phalaih—and fruits; tandulaih—with rice; balibhih—auspicious presenta-
tions; yutam—provided with.

TRANSLATION

All the quadrangles, lanes and streets in the city, and the raised sitting
places at the crossings, were thoroughly cleansed and sprinkled with
sandalwood water; and all over the city auspicious grains such as rice and
barley and flowers, fruits and many other auspicious presentations were
scattered.

TEXTS 58-59

waa fy eer aa Ta gee: |
rahaneraigrnata 7 14ell
STAG? ATATAL ATTA: AA: |
Tea MART fia: hel

dhruvaya pathi drstaya
tatra tatra pura-striyah
siddharthaksata-dadhy-am bu-
dirva-puspa-phalani ca

upajahruh prayufijana
vatsalyad asisah satih

§rnvams tad-valgu-gitani
pravigad bhavanam pituh

dhruvaya—on Dhruva; pathi—on the road; drstaya—seen; tatra tatra—
here and there; pura-striyah—household ladies; siddhartha—white mustard
seed; aksata—barley ; dadhi—curd; ambu—water; diirua—newly grown grass;
puspa—flowers; phalani—fruits; ca—also; upajahruh—they showered;
prayunijanah—uttering; vatsalyat—out of affection; asisah—blessings; satih—
gentle ladies; srnvan—hearing; tat—their; valgu—very pleasing; gitani—songs;
pravisat—he entered; bhavanam—the palace; pituh—of his father.
