Kalit karibaranhi parim ambarim

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 300 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कलित करिबरन्हि परीं अँबारीं। कहि न जाहिं जेहि भाँति सँवारीं॥ चले मत्त गज घंट बिराजी। मनहुँ सुभग सावन घन राजी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kalita karibaranhi parīṃ aṃbārīṃ। kahi na jāhiṃ jehi bhāṃti saṃvārīṃ॥ cale matta gaja ghaṃṭa birājī। manahuṃ subhaga sāvana ghana rājī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Splendid howdahs rested upon the great elephants. It cannot be said in what manner they had been adorned. The intoxicated elephants, decorated with bells, moved along as if a lovely cluster of monsoon clouds were advancing.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 300 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Janaka's Message, Procession Departs”. The episode describes Janaka's joyful message to Dasharatha and the grand wedding procession departing for Janakpur.

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