प्राचीनवाहिनीं चैव नदी भृशमकर्दमाम्। गुहायाः परतः पश्य त्रिकूटे जाह्नवीमिव ॥ चन्दनैस्तिलकैः सालैस्तमालैरतिमुक्तकैः। पद्मकैः सरलैश्चैव अशोकैश्चैव शोभिताम्॥ वानीरैस्तिमिदैश्चैव बकुलैः केतकैरपि। हिन्तालैस्तिनिशैनीपैतसैः कृतमालकैः॥ तीरजैः शोभिता भाति नानारूपैस्ततस्ततः। वसनाभरणोपेता प्रमदेवाभ्यलंकृता ॥
prācīnavāhinīṃ caiva nadī bhṛśamakardamām| guhāyāḥ parataḥ paśya trikūṭe jāhnavīmiva || candanaistilakaiḥ sālaistamālairatimuktakaiḥ| padmakaiḥ saralaiścaiva aśokaiścaiva śobhitām|| vānīraistimidaiścaiva bakulaiḥ ketakairapi| hintālaistiniśainīpaitasaiḥ kṛtamālakaiḥ|| tīrajaiḥ śobhitā bhāti nānārūpaistatastataḥ| vasanābharaṇopetā pramadevābhyalaṃkṛtā ||
English Meaning
Behold before the cave the mudless stream, flowing towards the east like to Jānhavi (e) in the Trkūta (f) mountain. This rivulet appears like to a damsel ornamented and clothed, being filled with various trees, such as-Sandal, Tilaka, Sāla, Tamālas, Atimuktas, (g) Padmaka, Saralas, (h) Aśokas, Vāneeras, (i) Timidas, Bakulas, Ketakas, Hintālas, Tinicas, Neepas, Vetasas, Kſtamalakas growing on her banks. (e) The river Ganges-literally-the daughter of Fanhu a saint. The Ganges is called so on account of her supposed origination from the thigh of the great saint. having three peaks. (g) A tree (Dalbergia onjeimaisis)-Mountain ebony. (h) A sort of pine, (Pinis longifolia) (1) A sort of cane or ratan, (Calamas Rotany).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)