Shloka 11.25Unverified draft
क्रियतां नगरं सर्वं क्षिप्रमेव स्वलङ्कृतम्। धूपितं सिक्तसम्मृष्टं पताकाभिरलङ्कृतम्।।1.11.24।।
Meaning
"Let the whole city at once be beautifully adorned, perfumed, sprinkled and swept clean, and decorated with banners."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kriyatām nagaram sarvam | क्रियताम् नगरम् सर्वम् | let the whole city be made | Verb (passive imperative) |
| kṣipram eva | क्षिप्रम् एव | quickly indeed | Indeclinable/particle |
| su-alaṅkṛtam | सु-अलङ्कृतम् | well-adorned | Nominative singular |
| dhūpitam | धूपितम् | perfumed with incense | Nominative singular |
| sikta-sammṛṣṭam | सिक्त-सम्मृष्टम् | sprinkled and swept clean | Nominative singular |
| patākābhiḥ alaṅkṛtam | पताकाभिः अलङ्कृतम् | decorated with banners | Nominative singular |
Reference: 1.11.25 · Bāla Kāṇḍa