वर्षोदकाप्यायितशाद्वलानि प्रवृत्तनृत्तोत्सवबर्हिणानि। वनानि निर्वृष्टबलाहकानि पश्यापराह्णेष्वधिकं विभान्ति
The forests, their grasslands refreshed by the rainwater and filled with peacocks beginning their joyous dances, shine even more beautifully in the afternoons when the rain clouds have passed.
समुद्वहन्तः सलिलातिभारं बलाकिनो वारिधरा नदन्तः। महत्सु शृङ्गेषु महीधराणां विश्रम्य विश्रम्य पुनः प्रयान्ति
The clouds, bearing a heavy burden of water and echoing with the cries of cranes, rest again and again upon the lofty summits of mountains before moving on.
मेघाभिकामा परिसम्पतन्ती सम्मोदिता भाति बलाकपंक्तिः। वातावधूता वरपौण्डरीकी लम्बेव माला रुचिराम्बरस्य
A line of cranes, eager to reach the clouds and delighted, appears like a splendid garland of white lotuses blown by the wind, hanging in the radiant sky.
बालेन्द्रगोपान्तरचित्रितेन विभाति भूमिर्नवशाद्वलेन। गात्रानुपृक्तेन शुकप्रभेण नारीव लाक्षोक्षितकम्बलेन
The earth, adorned with fresh green grass speckled with young shoots and the red of indragopa insects, glows with a sheen like a woman draped in a shawl dyed with lac, touched by the pale hue of parrots.
निद्रा शनैः केशवमभ्युपैति द्रुतं नदी सागरमभ्युपैति। हृष्टा बलाका घनमभ्युपैति कान्ता सकामा प्रियमभ्युपैति
Sleep slowly comes upon Keśava; the river swiftly approaches the ocean; the joyful crane seeks out the cloud; and the loving woman, her desire fulfilled, goes to her beloved.
जाता वनान्ताः शिखिसुप्रनृत्ता जाताः कदम्बाः सकदम्बशाखाः। जाता वृषा गोषु समानकामा जाता मही सस्यवनाभिरामा
The forest edges are alive with peacocks dancing splendidly; the kadamba trees are flourishing with their branches; the bulls, their desires matching those of the cows, have arisen; and the earth is adorned with delightful fields of crops.
वहन्ति वर्षन्ति नदन्ति भान्ति ध्यायन्ति नृत्यन्ति समाश्वसन्ति। नद्यो घना मत्तगजा वनान्ताः प्रियाविहीनाः शिखिनः प्लवंगमाः
Rivers, clouds, intoxicated elephants, and forest edges all flow, pour, roar, and shine; they contemplate, they dance, they find rest—while peacocks and monkeys, deprived of their beloveds, are left longing.
धारानिपातैरभिहन्यमानाः कदम्बशाखासु विलम्बमानाः। क्षणार्जितं पुष्परसावगाढं शनैर्मदं षट्चरणास्त्यजन्ति
Struck by falling rain, clinging to the branches of kadamba trees, the six-legged ones (bees), having quickly gathered the deep nectar from the newly blossomed flowers, slowly abandon their intoxication.
अङ्गारचूर्णोत्करसंनिकाशैः फलैः सुपर्याप्तरसैः समृद्धैः। जम्बूद्रुमाणां प्रविभान्ति शाखा निपीयमाना इव षट्पदौघैः
The branches of the jambu trees, laden with abundant, ripe fruits resembling heaps of red powder and rich in juice, stand out as if being drained by swarms of six-legged bees.
तडित्पताकाभिरलंकृताना- मुदीर्णगम्भीरमहारवाणाम्। विभान्ति रूपाणि बलाहकानां रणोत्सुकानामिव वारणानाम्
The forms of the clouds, adorned with banners of lightning and resounding with deep, tumultuous roars, shine like elephants eager for battle.
मार्गानुगः शैलवनानुसारी सम्प्रस्थितो मेघरवं निशम्य। युद्धाभिकामः प्रतिनादशङ्की मत्तो गजेन्द्रः प्रतिसंनिवृत्तः
A great elephant, following its path through the mountains and forests, hears the thunder of clouds, and, eager for battle yet wary of the echo, turns back in intoxication.
क्वचित् प्रगीता इव षट्पदौघैः क्वचित् प्रनृत्ता इव नीलकण्ठैः। क्वचित् प्रमत्ता इव वारणेन्द्रै- र्विभान्त्यनेकाश्रयिणो वनान्ताः
In some places, the forest edges appear as if sung to by swarms of bees; in others, as if danced upon by blue-throated peacocks; elsewhere, as if intoxicated by lordly elephants—these forests display many forms of life.
कदम्बसर्जार्जुनकन्दलाढ्या वनान्तभूमिर्मधुवारिपूर्णा। मयूरमत्ताभिरुतप्रनृत्तै- रापानभूमिप्रतिमा विभाति
The forest floor, rich with kadamba, sāl, and arjuna shoots and filled with honeyed water, shines like a tavern floor, with peacocks intoxicated by the rain dancing and calling.
मुक्तासमाभं सलिलं पतद् वै सुनिर्मलं पत्रपुटेषु लग्नम्। हृष्टा विवर्णच्छदना विहंगाः सुरेन्द्रदत्तं तृषिताः पिबन्ति
The water, falling pure and clear like strings of pearls and caught in the cups of leaves, is eagerly drunk by thirsty birds with faded plumage, as if it were a gift from the lord of the gods.
षट्पादतन्त्रीमधुराभिधानं प्लवंगमोदीरितकण्ठतालम्। आविष्कृतं मेघमृदङ्गनादै- र्वनेषु संगीतमिव प्रवृत्तम्
The sweet sounds of the bees' strings, the rhythmic calls of monkeys, and the drumbeats of thunder in the clouds together reveal a music in the forests, as if a concert has begun.
क्वचित् प्रनृत्तैः क्वचिदुन्नदद्भिः क्वचिच्च वृक्षाग्रनिषण्णकायैः। व्यालम्बबर्हाभरणैर्मयूरै- र्वनेषु संगीतमिव प्रवृत्तम्
In the forests, with peacocks sometimes dancing, sometimes calling loudly, and sometimes perched atop trees with their trailing, jeweled tails, it seems as if music itself has arisen.
स्वनैर्घनानां प्लवगाः प्रबुद्धा विहाय निद्रां चिरसंनिरुद्धाम्। अनेकरूपाकृतिवर्णनादा नवाम्बुधाराभिहता नदन्ति
Awakened by the sounds of the clouds, the monkeys, leaving behind their long-held sleep, cry out in many forms, shapes, and voices, struck by the new torrents of rain.
नद्यः समुद्वाहितचक्रवाका- स्तटानि शीर्णान्यपवाहयित्वा। दृप्ता नवप्रावृतपूर्णभोगा- दृतं स्वभर्तारमुपोपयान्ति
The rivers, carrying away the sheldrakes that have taken refuge in them, sweep their banks clean and, swollen with the fresh rains, swiftly approach their ocean lord.
नीलेषु नीला नववारिपूर्णा मेघेषु मेघाः प्रतिभान्ति सक्ताः। दवाग्निदग्धेषु दवाग्निदग्धाः शैलेषु शैला इव बद्धमूलाः
On the blue mountains, the blue clouds, filled with new water, appear attached; on the forests scorched by wildfire, the clouds seem like fire; on the mountains, they stand rooted like the mountains themselves.
प्रमत्तसंनादितबर्हिणानि सशक्रगोपाकुलशाद्वलानि। चरन्ति नीपार्जुनवासितानि गजाः सुरम्याणि वनान्तराणि
The elephants roam the delightful forest interiors, fragrant with kadamba and arjuna blossoms, where the peacocks call out in intoxicated delight and the grass is thick with indragopa insects.
नवाम्बुधाराहतकेसराणि द्रुतं परित्यज्य सरोरुहाणि। कदम्बपुष्पाणि सकेसराणि नवानि हृष्टा भ्रमराः पिबन्ति
The bees, delighted, swiftly abandon the lotuses whose filaments have been struck by new torrents of rain, and drink from the fresh kadamba flowers with their filaments.
मत्ता गजेन्द्रा मुदिता गवेन्द्रा वनेषु विक्रान्ततरा मृगेन्द्राः। रम्या नगेन्द्राः निभृता नरेन्द्राः प्रक्रीडितो वारिधरैः सुरेन्द्रः
The lordly elephants are intoxicated, the cows are joyful, the lions are more vigorous in the forests, the great mountains are beautiful, the kings are at rest, and Indra himself sports with the clouds.
मेघाः समुद्भूतसमुद्रनादा महाजलौघैर्गगनावलम्बाः। नदीस्तटाकानि सरांसि वापी- र्महीं च कृत्स्नामपवाहयन्ति
The clouds, resounding with the roar of the ocean from which they arose, hang in the sky with great torrents of water, and carry away rivers, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and the whole earth.
वर्षप्रवेगा विपुलाः पतन्ति प्रवान्ति वाताः समुदीर्णवेगाः। प्रणष्टकूलाः प्रवहन्ति शीघ्रं नद्यो जलं विप्रतिपन्नमार्गाः
The powerful rains fall in torrents, the winds blow with increased force, the rivers, having lost their banks, flow swiftly, their courses changed, carrying away the water.
नरैर्नरेन्द्रा इव पर्वतेन्द्राः सुरेन्द्रदत्तैः पवनोपनीतैः। घनाम्बुकुम्भैरभिषिच्यमाना रूपं श्रियं स्वामिव दर्शयन्ति
The lordly mountains, like kings among men, being consecrated with great water-jars of clouds brought by the wind and given by Indra, display their own form and splendor.
घनोपगूढं गगनं न तारा न भास्करो दर्शनमभ्युपैति। नवैर्जलौघैर्धरणी वितृप्ता तमोविलिप्ता न दिशः प्रकाशाः
The sky, enveloped by clouds, reveals neither stars nor the sun; the earth, satisfied by new torrents of water, is veiled in darkness, and the directions are not visible.
महान्ति कूटानि महीधराणां धाराविधौतान्यधिकं विभान्ति। महाप्रमाणैर्विपुलैः प्रपातै- र्मुक्ताकलापैरिव लम्बमानैः
The great peaks of the mountains, washed by streams, shine even more, with vast, broad waterfalls hanging down like strings of pearls.
शैलोपलप्रस्खलमानवेगाः शैलोत्तमानां विपुलाः प्रपाताः। गुहासु संनादितबर्हिणासु हारा विकीर्यन्त इवावभान्ति
The broad waterfalls of the highest mountains, their force stumbling over rocks, appear scattered like garlands in caves resounding with the calls of peacocks.
शीघ्रप्रवेगा विपुलाः प्रपाता निर्धौतशृङ्गोपतला गिरीणाम्। मुक्ताकलापप्रतिमाः पतन्तो महागुहोत्सङ्गतलैर्ध्रियन्ते
The broad waterfalls, swift in their descent, cleanse the peaks and slopes of the mountains; falling like strings of pearls, they are held in the hollows of the great caves.
सुरतामर्दविच्छिन्नाः स्वर्गस्त्रीहारमौक्तिकाः। पतन्ति चातुला दिक्षु तोयधाराः समन्ततः
The streams of water, falling everywhere in all directions, resemble broken pearl necklaces of heavenly women, scattered in the passion of love.