तिलकाशोकपुंनागबकुलोद्दालकाशिनीम्॥ रम्योपवनसम्बाधां रम्यसम्पीडितोदकाम्। स्फटिकोपमतोयां तां श्लक्ष्णवालुकसंतताम्॥ मत्स्यकच्छपसम्बाधां तीरस्थद्रुमशोभिताम्। सखीभिरेव संयुक्तां लताभिरनुवेष्टिताम्॥ किंनरोरंगगन्धर्वयक्षराक्षससेविताम्। नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णां शीतवारिनिधिं शुभाम्॥
tilakāśokapuṃnāgabakuloddālakāśinīm|| ramyopavanasambādhāṃ ramyasampīḍitodakām| sphaṭikopamatoyāṃ tāṃ ślakṣṇavālukasaṃtatām|| matsyakacchapasambādhāṃ tīrasthadrumaśobhitām| sakhībhireva saṃyuktāṃ latābhiranuveṣṭitām|| kiṃnaroraṃgagandharvayakṣarākṣasasevitām| nānādrumalatākīrṇāṃ śītavārinidhiṃ śubhām||
English Meaning
It was adorned on all sides with Tilakas, Aśokas, Punnāgas, Uddālas and Bakulas. It was lake girt on all sides with picturesque gardens, having its waters undulating beautifully and transparent like to crystal, and covered all around with soft sands. It was filled with fish and tortoise, adorned with trees on its banks, encircled with creepers embracing her like companions and frequented by Gandharvas, Kinnaras, serpents, Yaksas and Raksasas. It was covered with trees and creepers of various kind, of cool water, and enveloped with beauty.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)