तर्पयित्वा सहस्राक्षः सलिलेन वसुंधराम्। निर्वर्तयित्वा सस्यानि कृतकर्मा व्यवस्थितः
Having satisfied the earth with water, Indra, his task accomplished, stands firm after bringing forth the crops.
दीर्घगम्भीरनिर्घोषाः शैलद्रुमपुरोगमाः। विसृज्य सलिलं मेघाः परिशान्ता नृपात्मज
The clouds, with deep and resonant thunder, led by mountains and trees, have released their waters and now, prince, are at rest.
नीलोत्पलदलश्यामाः श्यामीकृत्वा दिशो दश। विमदा इव मातङ्गाः शान्तवेगाः पयोधराः
The clouds, dark as blue lotus petals, have turned all ten directions dusky; their force spent, they are like elephants freed from rut.
जलगर्भा महावेगाः कुटजार्जुनगन्धिनः। चरित्वा विरताः सौम्य वृष्टिवाताः समुद्यताः
The rainstorms, filled with water, swift and fragrant with kutaja and arjuna, have ceased, gentle one, after sweeping through.
घनानां वारणानां च मयूराणां च लक्ष्मण। नादः प्रस्रवणानां च प्रशान्तः सहसानघ
Lakshmana, the thunder of clouds, elephants, and peacocks, and the roar of waterfalls, has suddenly fallen silent.
अभिवृष्टा महामेघैर्निर्मलाश्चित्रसानवः। अनुलिप्ता इवाभान्ति गिरयश्चन्द्ररश्मिभिः
The mountains, their slopes washed clean by heavy rains, shine as if freshly anointed, gleaming with the rays of the moon.
शाखासु सप्तच्छदपादपानां प्रभासु तारार्कनिशाकराणाम्। लीलासु चैवोत्तमवारणानां श्रियं विभज्याद्य शरत्प्रवृत्ता
Now autumn has come, dividing its beauty among the branches of saptacchada trees, the radiance of stars, sun, and moon, and the playful movements of noble elephants.
सम्प्रत्यनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभा लक्ष्मीः शरत्कालगुणोपपन्ना। सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु पद्माकरेष्वभ्यधिकं विभाति
The beauty of fortune, adorned with the qualities of autumn, shines forth with wondrous variety, resting upon many supports, and is especially radiant in the lotus ponds awakened by the touch of the sun's rays.
अभ्यागतैश्चारुविशालपक्षैः स्मरप्रियैः पद्मरजोऽवकीर्णैः। महानदीनां पुलिनोपयातैः क्रीडन्ति हंसाः सह चक्रवाकैः
Swans with lovely, broad wings, dear to the god of love and dusted with lotus pollen, have arrived and play together with chakravāka birds on the sandbanks of the great rivers.
मदप्रगल्भेषु च वारणेषु गवां समूहेषु च दर्पितेषु। प्रसन्नतोयासु च निम्नगासु विभाति लक्ष्मीर्बहुधा विभक्ता
Splendor appears in many forms: among elephants emboldened by rut, among herds of proud cattle, and in the clear waters of flowing rivers.
नभः समीक्ष्याम्बुधरैर्विमुक्तं विमुक्तबर्हाभरणा वनेषु। प्रियास्वरक्ता विनिवृत्तशोभा गतोत्सवा ध्यानपरा मयूराः
Looking at the sky, now free from clouds, and at the forests where peacocks have shed their jeweled feathers, the peahens, their beloved voices now silent and their former beauty gone, absorbed in meditation, have abandoned their festivities.
मनोज्ञगन्धैः प्रियकैरनल्पैः पुष्पातिभारावनताग्रशाखैः। सुवर्णगौरैर्नयनाभिरामै- रुद्योतितानीव वनान्तराणि
The forest groves seem illuminated by golden-yellow, eye-delighting trees, their branches bowed under the weight of abundant blossoms, exuding charming and gentle fragrances.
प्रियान्वितानां नलिनीप्रियाणां वने प्रियाणां कुसुमोद्गतानाम्। मदोत्कटानां मदलालसानां गजोत्तमानां गतयोऽद्य मन्दाः
Today, the movements of the best of elephants—surrounded by their beloved mates, fond of lotus ponds, intoxicated and eager for pleasure, their bodies fragrant with flowers—are slow in the forest.
व्यक्तं नभः शस्त्रविधौतवर्णं कृशप्रवाहानि नदीजलानि। कह्लारशीताः पवनाः प्रवान्ति तमो विमुक्ताश्च दिशः प्रकाशाः
The sky is clearly bright, its color washed clean as if by weapons; the rivers flow with scant water; cool breezes, fragrant with blue lotuses, blow; and the directions, freed from darkness, are luminous.
सूर्यातपक्रामणनष्टपङ्का भूमिश्चिरोद्घाटितसान्द्ररेणुः। अन्योन्यवैरेण समायुताना- मुद्योगकालोऽद्य नराधिपानाम्
The earth, its mud dried up by the sun's heat and its thick dust long settled, is now ready for the endeavors of kings who are mutually hostile—this is the time for their activity.
शरद्गुणाप्यायितरूपशोभाः प्रहर्षिताः पांसुसमुत्थिताङ्गाः। मदोत्कटाः सम्प्रति युद्धलुब्धा वृषा गवां मध्यगता नदन्ति
The bulls, emboldened by the qualities of autumn, delighted, their bodies covered in dust, now intoxicated and eager for battle, stand among the cows and bellow.
समन्मथा तीव्रतरानुरागा कुलान्विता मन्दगतिः करेणुः। मदान्वितं सम्परिवार्य यान्तं वनेषु भर्तारमनुप्रयाति
A female elephant, filled with intense longing and deep affection, accompanied by her companions and moving slowly, follows her intoxicated mate as he walks through the forest, surrounding him on all sides.
त्यक्त्वा वराण्यात्मविभूषितानि बर्हाणि तीरोपगता नदीनाम्। निर्भर्त्स्यमाना इव सारसौघैः प्रयान्ति दीना विमना मयूराः
The peacocks, having left behind their splendid, self-adorned feathers and come to the riverbanks, move on sadly and dispirited, as if scolded by the flocks of cranes.
वित्रास्य कारण्डवचक्रवाकान् महारवैर्भिन्नकटा गजेन्द्राः। सरस्सुबद्धाम्बुजभूषणेषु विक्षोभ्य विक्षोभ्य जलं पिबन्ति
The lordly elephants, with broken tusks and mighty roars, frighten the ducks and chakravāka birds, and, disturbing again and again the water in the lakes adorned with blooming lotuses, drink deeply.
व्यपेतपङ्कासु सवालुकासु प्रसन्नतोयासु सगोकुलासु। ससारसारावविनादितासु नदीषु हंसा निपतन्ति हृष्टाः
In the rivers, now free from mud, sandy, clear, and filled with herds of cattle, resounding with the cries of cranes and waterfowl, the swans joyfully descend.
नदीघनप्रस्रवणोदकाना- मतिप्रवृद्धानिलबर्हिणानाम्। प्लवंगमानां च गतोत्सवानां ध्रुवं रवाः सम्प्रति सम्प्रणष्टाः
Now, the sounds of the rivers, the waterfalls, the wind, the peacocks, and the monkeys—whose festivities have ended—are surely stilled.
अनेकवर्णाः सुविनष्टकाया नवोदितेष्वम्बुधरेषु नष्टाः। क्षुधार्दिता घोरविषा बिलेभ्य- श्चिरोषिता विप्रसरन्ति सर्पाः
Many-colored snakes, their bodies emaciated and hidden for long in their holes, emerge from their lairs, hungry and filled with dreadful venom, as the new clouds have disappeared.
चञ्चच्चन्द्रकरस्पर्शहर्षोन्मीलिततारका। अहो रागवती संध्या जहाति स्वयमम्बरम्
Ah, the evening, adorned with the trembling touch of moonbeams and the opening of stars in delight, departs from the sky like a beloved woman.
रात्रिः शशाङ्कोदितसौम्यवक्त्रा तारागणोन्मीलितचारुनेत्रा। ज्योत्स्नांशुकप्रावरणा विभाति नारीव शुक्लांशुकसंवृताङ्गी
Night, her gentle face revealed by the rising moon and her lovely eyes opened by the host of stars, shines, draped in a garment of moonlight, like a woman clothed in white.
विपक्वशालिप्रसवानि भुक्त्वा प्रहर्षिता सारसचारुपङ्क्तिः । नभः समाक्रामति शीघ्रवेगा वातावधूता ग्रथितेव माला
Having eaten the ripened grains of rice, the delighted line of cranes swiftly ascends into the sky, tossed by the wind, like a garland strung together.
सुप्तैकहंसं कुमुदैरुपेतं महाह्रदस्थं सलिलं विभाति। घनैर्विमुक्तं निशि पूर्णचन्द्रं तारागणाकीर्णमिवान्तरिक्षम्
The water in the great lake, adorned with lotuses and a single sleeping swan, shines like the night sky filled with stars, with the full moon unobscured by clouds.
प्रकीर्णहंसाकुलमेखलानां प्रबुद्धपद्मोत्पलमालिनीनाम्। वाप्युत्तमानामधिकाद्य लक्ष्मी- र्वराङ्गनानामिव भूषितानाम्
The splendid ponds, encircled by banks crowded with swans and garlanded with blooming lotuses and water-lilies, appear as if richly adorned, like noble women decked in ornaments.
वेणुस्वरव्यञ्जिततूर्यमिश्रः प्रत्यूषकालेऽनिलसम्प्रवृत्तः। सम्मूर्छितो गर्गरगोवृषाणा- मन्योन्यमापूरयतीव शब्दः
At dawn, as the wind stirs, the mingled sounds of flutes and other instruments, joined by the lowing of bulls and the bellowing of oxen, seem to fill the air with their resonant music.
नवैर्नदीनां कुसुमप्रहासै- र्व्याधूयमानैर्मृदुमारुतेन। धौतामलक्षौमपटप्रकाशैः कूलानि काशैरुपशोभितानि
The riverbanks, bright with new white kāśa grass shining like freshly washed linen, are beautified by the gentle breeze scattering the blossoming flowers of the rivers.
वनप्रचण्डा मधुपानशौण्डाः प्रियान्विताः षट्चरणाः प्रहृष्टाः। वनेषु मत्ताः पवनानुयात्रां कुर्वन्ति पद्मासनरेणुगौराः
In the forests, the bees, intoxicated by drinking honey and accompanied by their mates, joyfully wander, their bodies dusted with pollen from lotus seats, following the wind in their delight.