Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 1.16.5, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 1 of Chapter 16 (Description of Shri Radhika’s Wedding) of Canto 1 (goloka-khanda).
Verse 1.16.5
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
कोटीन्दु-बिम्ब-द्युतिम् आदधानां
नीलाम्बरां सुन्दरम् आदि-वर्णाम्
मञ्जीर-धीर-ध्वनि-नूपुराणाम्
आबिभ्रतीं शब्दम् अतीव मञ्जुम्
koṭīndu-bimba-dyutim ādadhānāṃ
nīlāmbarāṃ sundaram ādi-varṇām
mañjīra-dhīra-dhvani-nūpurāṇām
ābibhratīṃ śabdam atīva mañjum
koṭi—millions; indu-bimba—of moons; dyutim—glory; ādadhānam—manifesting; nīla—blue; ambaram—garments; sundaram—handsome; ādi-varṇam—first class; mañjīra—of anklets; dhīra—soft; dhvani—sound; nūpurāṇām—ankle-bells; ābibhratīm—wearing; śabdam—sound; atīva—very; mañjum—beautiful.
English translation of verse 1.16.5:
. . . who was fair and splendid as millions of moons, dressed in blue garments, decorated with anklets and anklebells that tinkled sweetly, . . .