Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verses 6.10.7-9, 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 6 of Chapter 10 (In the Description of the Gomati River, the Glories of Cakra-tirtha) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

वञ्जुलैः कुरवैः कुन्दैर्
बदरैर् वेत्र-वेणुभिः
रम्भा-भूर् जवटैर् युक्ते
कोविदारासनार्जुनैः
मन्दार-पाटलाशोक-
चुत-चम्पक-चन्दनैः
पनसोदम्बराश्वत्थ-
खर्जुरैर् बीज-पूरकैर्
प्रियालाम्रातकाम्रैश् च
क्रमुकैः परिमण्डिते
रैवतस्य वने दीर्घे
विचचार महा-गजः

vañjulaiḥ kuravaiḥ kundair
badarair vetra-veṇubhiḥ
rambhā-bhūr javaṭair yukte
kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ
mandāra-pāṭalāśoka-
cuta-campaka-candanaiḥ
panasodambarāśvattha-
kharjurair bīja-pūrakair
priyālāmrātakāmraiś ca
kramukaiḥ parimaṇḍite
raivatasya vane dīrghe
vicacāra mahā-gajaḥ

vañjulaiḥ—with vanjulas; kuravaiḥkuravas; kundaiḥ—kundas; badaraiḥ— badaras; vetra-veṇubhiḥ—vetra-venus; rambhā-bhūḥ—rambhas; javaṭaiḥ—javatas; yukte—endowed; kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ—kovidaras, asanas, and arjunas; mandāra mandaras; pāṭalapatalas; aśokaasokas; cutacutas; campakacampakas; candanaiḥ—candanas; panasapanasas; udambaraudambaras; aśvattha asvatthas; kharjuraiḥ—kharjuras; bīja-pūrakaiḥ—bija-purakas; priyālāmrātakāmraiḥ—priyalas, amratakas, and amras; ca—and; kramukaiḥ— kramukas; parimaṇḍite—decorated; raivatasya—of Raivata; vane—in the forest; dīrghe—great; vicacāra—walked; mahā-gajaḥthe great elephant.

English translation of verses 6.10.7-9:

That great elephant wandered in Mount Raivata's forest, which was decorated with many vañjulas, kuravas, kundas, badaras, vetra-veṇus, rambhās, javaṭas, kovidāras, āsanas, arjunas, mandāras, pāṭalas, aśokas, cutas, campakas, candanas, panasas, udambaras, aśvatthas, kharjuras, bīja-pūrakas, priyālas, amrātakas, amras kramukas, and other trees and plants.

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