पौरेषु प्रेषयामास दूतान् वै शीघ्रगामिनः। क्रियतां नगरं सर्वं क्षिप्रमेव स्वलंकृतम्॥ धूपितं सिक्तसम्मृष्टं पताकाभिरलंकृतम्।
paureṣu preṣayāmāsa dūtān vai śīghragāminaḥ| kriyatāṃ nagaraṃ sarvaṃ kṣiprameva svalaṃkṛtam|| dhūpitaṃ siktasammṛṣṭaṃ patākābhiralaṃkṛtam|
English Meaning
He despatched swift messengers to the citizens, saying, Let the entire city be embellished; let it be perfumed with dhupa, and watered and decked with pennons.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)