SB 3.23.26

SB 3.23.26

Devanagari

सान्त:सरसि वेश्मस्था: शतानि दश कन्यका: ।
सर्वा: किशोरवयसो ददर्शोत्पलगन्धय: ॥ २६ ॥

Verse text

sāntaḥ sarasi veśma-sthāḥ
śatāni daśa kanyakāḥ
sarvāḥ kiśora-vayaso
dadarśotpala-gandhayaḥ

Synonyms

she ; antaḥ inside ; sarasi in the lake ; veśma-sthāḥ situated in a house ; śatāni daśa ten hundred ; kanyakāḥ girls ; sarvāḥ all ; kiśora-vayasaḥ in the prime of youth ; dadarśa she saw ; utpala like lotuses ; gandhayaḥ fragrant.

Translation

In a house inside the lake she saw one thousand girls, all in the prime of youth and fragrant like lotuses.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In the lake she saw a thousand young girls, all youthful and fragrant as lotuses, residing in a house.