Text 22] Bali Maharaja Conquers the Heavenly Planets 197

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mrdanga-sarikhanaka-dundubhi-svanaih
satala-vind-murajesta-venubhih

nrtyaih savadyair upadeva-gitakair
manoramam sva-prabhaya jita-prabham

mrdanga—of drums; sarikha—conchshells; anaka-dundubhi—and
kettledrums; svanaih—by the sounds; sa-tala —in perfect tune; vind—a
stringed instrument; muraja—a kind of drum; ista-venubhih—accom-
panied by the very nice sound of the flute; nrtyaih—with dancing; sa-
vadyaih—with concert instruments; upadeva-gitakaih—with singing by
the secondary demigods like the Gandharvas; manoramam— beautiful
and pleasing; sva-prabhaya—by its own brilliance; jita-prabham—the
personification of beauty was conquered.

TRANSLATION

The city was filled with the sounds of mrdangas, conchshells,
kettledrums, flutes and well-tuned stringed instruments all play-
ing in concert. There was constant dancing and the Gandharvas
sang. The combined beauty of Indrapuri defeated beauty per-
sonified.

TEXT 22

at AAARTANET: BS YA AS: |
faa: afr sen chen aa aq 1 AAU

yam na vrajanty adharmisthah
khala bhita-druhah sathah
maninah kamino lubdha
ebhir hina vrajanti yat

yam—in the streets of the city; ma—not; vrajanti—pass;
adharmisthah—irreligious persons; khalah—envious persons; bhiita-
druhah—persons violent toward other living entities; sathah—cheaters;
