bhrājante rūpavan-nāryo
śyāmā viraja-vāsasaḥ
bhrājante rūpavan-nāryo
hy arcirbhir iva vahnayaḥ
Everlastingly beautiful and youthful women known as śyāma, who were dressed with clean garments, shone in the city like fires with flames.
A śyāmā woman is a woman who has warm limbs during the cold and cool limbs during the hot season, and whose breasts are very firm.
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sura-strī-keśa-vibhraṣṭa-
nava-saugandhika-srajām
yatrāmodam upādāya
mārga āvāti mārutaḥ
The breezes blowing in the streets of the city bore the fragrance of the flowers falling from the hair of the devatā women.
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hema-jālākṣa-nirgacchad-
dhūmenāguru-gandhinā
pāṇḍureṇa praticchanna-
mārge yānti sura-priyāḥ
Apsarās passed on the streets, which were covered with the white, fragrant smoke of aguru incense emanating from windows with golden filigree.
The smoke came from the golden lattices of windows. Sura-priyāḥ means Apsarās.
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muktā-vitānair maṇi-hema-ketubhir
nānā-patākā-valabhībhir āvṛtām
śikhaṇḍi-pārāvata-bhṛṅga-nāditāṁ
vaimānika-strī-kala-gīta-maṅgalām
The city was shaded by canopies decorated with pearls, and the turrets of the palaces had flags of jewels and gold. The city always resounded with the vibrations of peacocks, pigeons and bees, and above the city flew airplanes full of beautiful women who chanted auspicious songs.
The city was covered with turrets having flags and banners made of jewels and gold, and with canopies made of pearls.
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mṛdaṅga-śaṅkhānaka-dundubhi-svanaiḥ
satāla-vīṇā-murajeṣṭa-veṇubhiḥ
nṛtyaiḥ savādyair upadeva-gītakair
manoramāṁ sva-prabhayā jita-prabhām
The city was attractive with the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, conchs, kettledrums, with flutes keeping beat to stringed instruments and tambourines, with dancing along with instrumental music, and with Gandharvas’ singing. The beauty of Indrapurī defeated beauty personified.
The city defeated beauty personified (jita-prabhām) by its beauty. Another version has jita-grahām. This means it defeated the planets like the sun.
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