विलोलपिङ्गलस्पष्टविद्युल्लेखाविहासिता कुमुदापीडशुक्लाभिर् बलाकाभिश् च शोभिता
Adorned by cranes, white as the crest of the water-lily, laughing with the flashes of clear lightning, restless and tawny.
प्रत्यग्रसंजातशिलीन्ध्रकन्दली लताद्रुमाद्युद्गतपल्लवा शुभा शुभाम्बुधाराप्रणयप्रबोधितैर् महालसैर् भेकगणैश् च नादिता
Beautiful with fresh shoots sprouting from creepers, trees, and young bamboo clumps, and resounding with the loud calls of great frogs awakened by the loving touch of auspicious rainclouds.
प्रियेषु मानोद्धतमानसानां मनस्विनीनाम् अपि कामिनीनाम् मयूरकेकाभिरुतैः क्षणेन मनोहरैर् मानविभङ्गहेतुभिः
The proud hearts of passionate women, angered with their beloveds, are instantly captivated and their pride broken by the enchanting, momentary cries of peacocks.
तथा विवर्णोज्ज्वलचारुमूर्तिना शशाङ्कलेखाकुटिलेन सर्वतः पयोदसंघातसमीपवर्तिना महेन्द्रचापेन भृशं विराजिता
Brilliantly adorned everywhere by the radiant, beautiful form of the rainbow, twisted like the crescent moon, shining near the masses of rainclouds.
विचित्रपुष्पाम्बुभवैः सुगन्धिभिर् घनाम्बुसंपर्कतया सुशीतलैः विकम्पयन्ती पवनैर् मनोहरैः सुराङ्गनानाम् अलकावलीः शुभाः
With delightful, fragrant breezes cooled by contact with the dense, rain-filled clouds, shaking the lovely locks of celestial women with their charming, flower-scented moisture.
गर्जत्पयोदस्थगितेन्दुबिम्बा नवाम्बुसिक्तोदकचारुदूर्वा निरीक्षिता सादरम् उत्सुकाभिर् निश्वासधूम्रं पथिकाङ्गनाभिः
With the moon’s disk hidden by roaring clouds, the fresh, rain-soaked, beautiful grass is gazed upon with longing by the anxious eyes of travelers’ wives, their sighs smoky with yearning.
हंसनूपुरशब्दाढ्या समुन्नतपयोधरा चलद्विद्युल्लताहारा स्पष्टपद्मविलोचना
Rich with the sound of swan-anklets, with uplifted breasts, adorned with garlands of flashing lightning, and with clear, lotus-like eyes.
असितजलदधीरध्वानवित्रस्तहंसा विमलसलिलधारोत्पातनम्रोत्पलाग्रा सुरभिकुसुमरेणुकॣप्तसर्वाङ्गशोभा गिरिदुहितृविवाहे प्रावृड् आविर्बभूव
The rainy season appeared at the mountain maiden’s wedding, its beauty enhanced by the fragrance of flowers, the bodies of swans frightened by the deep rumble of dark clouds, pure streams lifting up lotuses, and every limb adorned with pollen.
मेघकञ्चुकनिर्मुक्ता पद्मकोशोद्भवस्तनी हंसनूपुरनिह्रादा सर्वसस्यदिगन्तरा
Freed from the cloak of clouds, her breasts blossoming like lotus buds, resounding with the jingling of swan-anklets, she fills every direction with abundant crops.
विस्तीर्णपुलिनश्रोणी कूजत्सारसमेखला प्रफुल्लेन्दीवरश्यामविलोचनमनोहरा
With broad, sandy banks as hips, girdled by the cooing of cranes, and captivating with eyes as dark as blooming blue lotuses.
पक्वबिम्बाधरपुटा कुन्ददन्तप्रहासिनी नवश्यामलताश्यामरोमराजिपुरस्कृता
With lips like ripe bimba fruit, smiling with jasmine-white teeth, her dark, tender limbs adorned by the fresh shoots of new black creepers.
चन्द्रांशुहारवर्गेण कण्ठोरस्थलगामिना प्रह्लादयन्ती चेतांसि सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम्
Delighting the hearts of all the dwellers of heaven with a necklace of moonbeams flowing over her throat and chest.
समदालिकुलोद्गीतमधुरस्वरभाषिणी चलत्कुमुदसंघातचारुकुण्डलशोभिनी
Speaking in sweet tones with the melodious songs of intoxicated bees, adorned with lovely earrings of swaying clusters of water-lilies.
रक्ताशोकप्रशाखोत्थपल्लवाङ्गुलिधारिणी तत्पुष्पसंचयमयैर् वासोभिः समलंकृता
Wearing the tender shoots of red aśoka trees as finger ornaments, adorned with garments made from the gathered flowers of that tree.
रक्तोत्पलाग्रचरणा जातीपुष्पनखावली कदलीस्तम्भवामोरूः शशाङ्कवदना तथा
With feet tipped by red lotuses, nails like jasmine blossoms, thighs as lovely as banana trunks, and a face like the moon.
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना सर्वालंकारभूषिता प्रेम्णा स्पृशति कान्तेव सानुरागा मनोरमा
Endowed with every auspicious mark, adorned with all ornaments, she touches her beloved with affection, charming as a loving woman.
निर्मुक्तासितमेघकञ्चुकपटा पूर्णेन्दुबिम्बानना नीलाम्भोजविलोचना रविकरप्रोद्भिन्नपद्मस्तनी नानापुष्परजःसुगन्धिपवनप्रह्रादनी चेतसां तत्रासीत् कलहंसनूपुररवा देव्या विवाहे शरत्
With the dark cloud-veil cast off, her face full as the full moon, eyes like blue lotuses, breasts bursting like lotuses under the sun’s rays, delighting hearts with breezes fragrant with the pollen of many flowers, and with the sound of swan-anklets at the goddess’s wedding, there appeared the autumn season.
अत्यर्थशीतलाम्भोभिः प्लावयन्तौ दिशः सदा ऋतू हेमन्तशिशिरौ आजग्मतुर् अतिद्युती
The two radiant seasons, Hemanta and Śiśira, arrived, always flooding the directions with exceedingly cool waters.
ताभ्याम् ऋतुभ्यां संप्राप्तो हिमवान् स नगोत्तमः प्रालेयचूर्णवर्षिभ्यां क्षिप्रं रौप्यहरो बभौ
When those two seasons arrived, the great mountain Himavat quickly shone, adorned by showers of icy powder, appearing as if covered in silver.
तेन प्रालेयवर्षेण घनेनैव हिमालयः अगाधेन तदा रेजे क्षीरोद इव सागरः
By that dense snowfall, the Himalaya at that time gleamed, unfathomable, like the ocean of milk.
ऋतुपार्ययसंप्राप्तो बभूव स महागिरिः साधूपचारात् सहसा कृतार्थ इव दुर्जनः
With the change of seasons, that great mountain became, through noble treatment, suddenly fulfilled, like a wicked man who has achieved his aim.
प्रालेयपटलच्छन्नैः शृङ्गैस् तु शुशुभे नगः छत्त्रैर् इव महाभागैः पाण्डरैः पृथिवीपतिः
The mountain shone with its peaks covered in layers of snow, like a lord of the earth with great white parasols.
मनोभवोद्रेककराः सुराणां सुराङ्गनानां च मुहुः समीराः स्वच्छाम्बुपूर्णाश् च तथा नलिन्यः पद्मोत्पलानां कुसुमैर् उपेताः
The breezes, stirring the passions of the gods and celestial women, blew repeatedly, and the clear, water-filled ponds, adorned with the blossoms of lotuses and water-lilies, were likewise present.
विवाहे गुरुकन्याया वसन्तः समगाद् ऋतुः
In the marriage of the guru’s daughter, the season of spring arrived.
ईषत्समुद्भिन्नपयोधराग्रा नार्यो यथा रम्यतरा बभूवुः नात्युष्णशीतानि पयःसरांसि किञ्जल्कचूर्णैः कपिलीकृतानि
The women, with slightly swelling breasts, became even more beautiful; the lakes, neither too hot nor too cold, were tinged golden by the pollen of lotuses.
प्रियङ्गूश् चूततरवश् चूतांश् चापि प्रियङ्गवः तर्जयन्त इवान्योन्यं मञ्जरीभिश् चकाशिरे
Priyangu shrubs and mango trees, and mangoes with priyangu, seemed to challenge each other, shining with their clusters of blossoms.
हिमशृङ्गेषु शुक्लेषु तिलकाः कुसुमोत्कराः शुशुभुः कार्यम् उद्दिश्य वृद्धा इव समागताः
On the white, snowy peaks, clusters of tilaka flowers shone, gathered together like elders assembled for a purpose.
फुल्लाशोकलतास् तत्र रेजिरे शालसंश्रिताः कामिन्य इव कान्तानां कण्ठालम्बितबाहवः
There, the blooming aśoka creepers shone, clinging to śāla trees, like the arms of passionate women entwined around their beloveds’ necks.
अशोकसर्जार्जुनकोविदाराः पुंनागनागेश्वरकर्णिकाराः लवङ्गतालागुरुसप्तपर्णा न्यग्रोधशोभाञ्जननारिकेलाः
Aśoka, sarja, arjuna, kovidāra, puṃnāga, nāgeśvara, karṇikāra, clove, tāla, aguru, saptaparṇa, banyan, śobhāñjana, and coconut trees were present.
वृक्षास् तथान्ये फलपुष्पवन्तो दृश्या बभूवुः सुमनोहराङ्गाः जलाशयाश् चैव सुवर्णतोयाश् चक्राङ्गकारण्डवहंसजुष्टाः
Other trees, bearing fruit and flowers, appeared, their forms most delightful; and the lakes, filled with golden water, were frequented by chakravāka, kāraṇḍava, and swan birds.