बेनु हरित-मनि-मय सब कीन्हे । सरल सपरब परहिँ नहिं चीन्हे ॥
कनक कलित अहिबेल बनाई । लखि नहिं परइ सपरन सुहाई ॥
benu harita-mani-maya saba kīnhe | sarala saparaba parahim̐ nahiṃ cīnhe ||
kanaka kalita ahibela banāī | lakhi nahiṃ parai saparana suhāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 288: Jewelled bamboo, birds and garlands
5 verses · 288 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Jewelled bamboo, birds and garlands
The craftsmen make bamboo poles of green gems, so straight and leafy they cannot be told from real ones. Betel creepers are fashioned in gold, their leaves so lifelike they are hard to tell apart. Bands are worked from them with strings of pearls between, and lotuses are carved from rubies, emeralds, diamonds and turquoise. Bees and birds are made that seem to hum and call when the wind passes. Images of Devas are carved on the pillars, standing with auspicious offerings in their hands. Squares are filled with many patterns of elephant pearls. Mango leaves are cut from sapphire, with blossoms of gold and clusters of emerald, hung on silken cords.
तेहि के रचि पचि बन्ध बनाये । बिच बिच मुकता दाम सुहाए ॥
मानिक मरकत कुलिस पिरोजा । चीरि कोरि पचि रचे सरोजा ॥
tehi ke raci paci bandha banāye | bica bica mukatā dāma suhāe ||
mānika marakata kulisa pirojā | cīri kori paci race sarojā ||
किये भृङ्ग बहुरंग बिहङ्गा । गुञ्जहिँ कूजहिँ पवन प्रसङ्गा ॥
सुर-प्रतिमा खंभन गढ़ि काढ़ी । मङ्गल-द्रव्य लिये सब ठाढ़ी ॥
kiye bhṛṅga bahuraṃga bihaṅgā | guñjahim̐ kūjahim̐ pavana prasaṅgā ||
sura-pratimā khaṃbhana gar̤hi kār̤hī | maṅgala-dravya liye saba ṭhār̤hī ||
चौंकें भाँति अनेक पुराईं । सिन्धुर-मनि मय सहज सुहाई ॥
cauṃkeṃ bhām̐ti aneka purāīṃ | sindhura-mani maya sahaja suhāī ||
सौरभ-पल्लव सुभग सुठि, किये नीलमनि कोरि ।
हेम-बौर मरकत-धार, लसत पाट-मय डोरि ॥
saurabha-pallava subhaga suṭhi, kiye nīlamani kori |
hema-baura marakata-dhāra, lasata pāṭa-maya ḍori ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0