Chapter 14 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 14.25

विविधैर्मृगसङ्घश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्। प्रासादैः सुमहद्भिश्च निर्मितैर्विश्वकर्मणा॥ काननैः कृत्रिमैश्चापि सर्वतः समलंकृताम्। ये केचित्पादपास्तत्र पुष्पोपगफलोपगाः॥ सच्छत्राः सवितर्दीकाः सर्वे सौवर्णवेदिकाः।

vividhairmṛgasaṅghaśca vicitrāṃ citrakānanām| prāsādaiḥ sumahadbhiśca nirmitairviśvakarmaṇā|| kānanaiḥ kṛtrimaiścāpi sarvataḥ samalaṃkṛtām| ye kecitpādapāstatra puṣpopagaphalopagāḥ|| sacchatrāḥ savitardīkāḥ sarve sauvarṇavedikāḥ|

English Meaning

It was embellished on all sides) with various animals, diverse trees and big mansions made by Viśvakarmāt himself. It was adorned all around with artificial forests and all the trees there bore flowers and fruits, spreading their branches like to umbrellas and having golden and silvern pavements under them. 'The son of Brahma and artist of gods.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)