Text 13] The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis 49

aristodumbara-plaksair

vataih kimsuka-candanaih

picumardaih kovidaraih
saralaih sura-darubhih

drakseksu-rambha-jambubhir
badary-aksabhayamalaih

tasya—of that mountain (Trikita); dronyam—in a_ valley;
bhagavatah—of the great personality; varunasya—the demigod
Varuna; mahda-dtmanah—who is a great devotee of the Lord;
udyanam—a_ garden; rtumat—Rtumat; ndma—of the name;
akridam—a place of sporting pastimes; sura-yositam—of the damsels of
the demigods; sarvatah—everywhere; alarikrtam—beautifully deco-
rated; divyaih—pertaining to the demigods; nitya—always; puspa—of
flowers; phala—and fruits; drumaih—by trees; mandaraih—mandara;
parijataih—parijdta; ca—also; pdtala—pdtala; asoka—asoka;
campakaih—campaka; ciitaih—cita fruits; piyalaih—piydla fruits;
panasaih—panasa fruits; dmraih—mangoes; amratakaih—sour fruits
called dmrataka; api—also; kramukaih—kramuka fruits; narikelaih—
coconut trees; ca—and; kharjiraih—date trees; bijapirakaih—
pomegranates; madhukaih—madhuka fruits; sala-talaih—palm fruits;
ca—and; tamalaih—tamdla trees; asana—asana trees; arjunaih—
arjuna trees; arista—arista fruits; udumbara—big udumbara trees;
plaksaih—plaksa trees; vataih—banyan trees; kimsuka—red flowers
with no scent; candanaih—sandalwood trees; picumardaih—picumarda
flowers; koviddraih—kovidara fruits; saralaih—sarala trees; sura-
darubhih—sura-daru trees; drdksd—grapes; iksuh—sugarcane;
rambha—bananas; jambubhih—jambu fruits; badari—badari fruits;
aksa—aksa fruits; abhaya—abhaya fruits; amalaih—amalaki, a sour
fruit.

TRANSLATION

In a valley of Trikita Mountain there was a garden called
Rtumat. This garden belonged to the great devotee Varuna and was
a sporting place for the damsels of the demigods. Flowers and
fruits grew there in all seasons. Among them were mandiaras,
