SB 3.23.20
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 20
- haṁsa-pārāvata-vrātais
- tatra tatra nikūjitam
- kṛtrimān manyamānaiḥ svān
- adhiruhyādhiruhya ca
SYNONYMS
haṁsa — of swans; pārāvata — of pigeons; vrātaiḥ — with multitudes; tatra tatra — here and there; nikūjitam — vibrated; kṛtrimān — artificial; manyamānaiḥ — thinking; svān — belonging to their own kind; adhiruhya adhiruhya — rising repeatedly; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
Here and there in that palace were multitudes of live swans and pigeons, as well as artificial swans and pigeons so lifelike that the real swans rose above them again and again, thinking them live birds like themselves. Thus the palace vibrated with the sounds of these birds.