Text 19] The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis 51

hamsa-kaérandavékirnam
cakrahvaih sdrasair api

jalakukkuta-koyasti-
datyitha-kula-kijitam

matsya-kacchapa-saficara-
calat-padma-rajah-payah
kadamba-vetasa-nala-

nipa-vanjulakair vrtam

kundaih kurubakdgokaih
Sirtsaih kiitajengudaih

kubjakaih svarna-yithibhir
naga-punndga-jatibhih

mallika-Satapatrais ca
madhavi-jalakadibhih

Sobhitam tira-jais canyair
nityartubhir alam drumaih

bilvaih—bilva trees; kapitthaih—kapittha trees; jambiraih —jambira
trees; vrtah—surrounded by; bhallataka-addibhih—bhallataka and
other trees; tasmin—in that garden; sarah—a lake; su-vipulam—which
was very large; lasat—shining; kdricana—golden; parka-jam—filled
with lotus flowers; kumuda—of kumuda flowers; utpala—utpala
flowers; kahlara—kahlara flowers; satapatra—and satapatra flowers;
Sriya—with the beauty; drjitam—excellent; matta—intoxicated; sat-
pada—bees; nirghustam—hummed; sakuntaih—with the chirping of
birds; ca—and; kala-svanaih—whose songs were very melodious;
hamsa—swans; kdrandava—kdrandavas; dakirnam—crowded with;
cakréhvaih—cakravakas; sdrasaih—cranes; api—as well as; jala-
kukkuta—water chickens; koyasti—koyastis; datyiha—datyihas;
kula—flocks of; kijitam—murmured; matsya—of the fish; kacchapa—
and tortoises; saficdra—because of the movements; calat—agitating;
padma—of the lotuses; rajah—by the pollen; payah—the water (was
decorated); kadamba—kadambas; vetasa—vetasas; nala—nalas;
