स कैकेय्या गृहं श्रेष्ठं प्रविवेश महायशाः॥ पाण्डुराभ्रमिवाकाशं राहुयुक्तं निशाकरः। शुकबर्हिसमायुक्तं क्रौञ्चहंसरुतायुतम्॥ वादितरवसंघुष्टं कुब्जावामनिकायुतम्। लतागृहैश्चित्रगृहैश्चम्पकाशोकशोभितैः॥ दान्तराजतसौवर्णवेदिकाभिः समायुतम्। नित्यपुष्पफलैर्वृक्षैर्वापीभिरुपशोभितम्॥ दान्तराजतसौवर्णैः संवृतं परमासनैः। विविधैरन्नपानैश्च भक्ष्यैश्च विविधैरपि॥ उपपन्नं महाहश्च भूषणैत्रिदिवोपमम्।
sa kaikeyyā gṛhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ praviveśa mahāyaśāḥ|| pāṇḍurābhramivākāśaṃ rāhuyuktaṃ niśākaraḥ| śukabarhisamāyuktaṃ krauñcahaṃsarutāyutam|| vāditaravasaṃghuṣṭaṃ kubjāvāmanikāyutam| latāgṛhaiścitragṛhaiścampakāśokaśobhitaiḥ|| dāntarājatasauvarṇavedikābhiḥ samāyutam| nityapuṣpaphalairvṛkṣairvāpībhirupaśobhitam|| dāntarājatasauvarṇaiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ paramāsanaiḥ| vividhairannapānaiśca bhakṣyaiśca vividhairapi|| upapannaṃ mahāhaśca bhūṣaṇaitridivopamam|
English Meaning
Like to the moon entering the sky covered with white clouds and with Rähu present in it, that one of high fame entered the excellent apartment of Kaikeyi, having parrots and peacocks and Krauñcas and swans, resounding with the sounds of musical instruments, containing hump-backed and dwarfish women, graced with houses containing creepers, and pictures, and adorned adorned with aśokas and campakas, furnished with daises composed of ivory and silver and gold, and adorned with trees bearing flowers and fruits always, and tanks, having superb seats made of ivory, silver and gold; rich with various viands and drinks and edibles, with costly ornaments, and resembling heaven itself.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)