माणिक्यकृतसोपानाः स्फाटिकान्तरकुट्टिमाः। फुल्लपद्मोत्पलवनाश्चक्रवाकोपशोभिताः॥ दात्यूहशुकसंघुष्टा हंससारसनादिताः। तरुभिः पुष्पशबलैस्तीरजैरुपशोभिताः॥
māṇikyakṛtasopānāḥ sphāṭikāntarakuṭṭimāḥ| phullapadmotpalavanāścakravākopaśobhitāḥ|| dātyūhaśukasaṃghuṣṭā haṃsasārasanāditāḥ| tarubhiḥ puṣpaśabalaistīrajairupaśobhitāḥ||
English Meaning
The stairs of those ponds were made of corals and the ground was of crystal. And they were all filled with lotuses and lilies. There were beautified with Cakravākas and the banks were graced with variegated trees and flowers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)