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॥ अथ अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुःसप्ततितमः सर्गः ॥
२.७४.४
स तु हर्षात्तमुद्देशं जनौघो विपुलः प्रयान् ।
अशोभत महावेगः सागरस्येव पर्वणि ॥
Summary AI That massive throng, moving joyfully toward their destination with great speed, looked like the surging tide of the ocean during a lunar festival.
M N Dutt And as the mighty throng began to proceed, it resembled the swell of the sea on the occasion of a parva.
२.७४.५
ते स्ववारं समास्थाय वर्त्मकर्माणि कोविदाः ।
करणैर्विविधोपेतैः पुरस्तात्संप्रतस्थिरे ॥
Summary AI Those experts in road-construction, taking their respective turns and equipped with various tools, proceeded ahead.
M N Dutt And number of men skilled in roadconstructing went before furnished with various implements.
२.७४.६
लतावल्लीश्च गुल्मांश्च स्थाणूनश्मन एव च ।
जनास्ते चक्रिरे मार्गं छिन्दन्तो विविधान्द्रुमान् ॥
Summary AI Those men cleared the path by cutting through creepers, bushes, stumps, and various trees, and by removing stones.
M N Dutt And hewing away boughs, plants and shrubs and woody projections, stones, and diverse trees, they went on preparing a road.
२.७४.१०
बबन्धुर्बन्धनीयांश्च क्षोद्यान्संचुक्षुदुस्तदा ।
बिभिदुर्भेदनीयांश्च तांस्तान्देशान्नरास्तदा ॥
Summary AI The men built embankments where needed, crushed what required crushing, and broke through obstacles in those various regions.
M N Dutt And those men threw bridges wherever they became necessary, and broke the earth wherever such a process was required, and excavated whenever such a process was required, and excavated whenever it was necessary.
२.७४.११
अचिरेणैव कालेन परिवाहान्बहूदकान् ।
चक्रुर्बहुविधाकारान्सागरप्रतिमान्बहून् ।
उदपानान्बहुविधान्वेदिका परिमण्डितान् ॥
Summary AI In a short time, they constructed many reservoirs resembling the sea and various wells adorned with platforms and filled with abundant water.
M N Dutt In a short time, they made places poor of water overflow with many and various expanses resembling the ocean.
२.७४.१२
ससुधाकुट्टिमतलः प्रपुष्पितमहीरुहः ।
मत्तोद्घुष्टद्विजगणः पताकाभिरलंकृतः ॥
Summary AI The road was paved with plaster, lined with trees in full bloom, filled with the songs of intoxicated birds, and decorated with flags.
M N Dutt And the way of the army, furnished with pavements of bricks and clay, with trees bearing blossoms, eloquent with the tunes of birds, decorated with pennons, sprinkled with sandal showers, and garnished with flowers of various kinds, looked exceedingly beautiful, like to the way of the celestials.
२.७४.१३
चन्दनोदकसंसिक्तो नानाकुसुमभूषितः ।
बह्वशोभत सेनायाः पन्थाः स्वर्गपथोपमः ॥
Summary AI Sprinkled with sandalwood water and adorned with various flowers, the army's path shone magnificently, resembling the path to heaven.
M N Dutt And the way of the army, furnished with pavements of bricks and clay, with trees bearing blossoms, eloquent with the tunes of birds, decorated with pennons, sprinkled with sandal showers, and garnished with flowers of various kinds, looked exceedingly beautiful, like to the way of the celestials.
२.७४.१४
आज्ञाप्याथ यथाज्ञप्ति युक्तास्तेऽधिकृता नराः ।
रमणीयेषु देशेषु बहुस्वादुफलेषु च ॥
Summary AI Then the appointed officers, following instructions, ordered the preparation of campsites in beautiful regions rich with sweet fruits.
M N Dutt Then having received the command of Bharata, the men that were in charge of the tents, ordered (the workmen) to pitch the tents, and when they had been pitched at a romantic spot filled with tasteful fruits, in consonance with the injunction of the high-souled Bharata, the men decorated splendidly the tents which themselves were like the ornaments of the road.
२.७४.१५
यो निवेशस्त्वभिप्रेतो भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
भूयस्तं शोभयामासुर्भूषाभिर्भूषणोपमम् ॥
Summary AI They further beautified the intended camp of the high-souled *Bharata*, which was already as magnificent as an ornament.
M N Dutt Then having received the command of Bharata, the men that were in charge of the tents, ordered (the workmen) to pitch the tents, and when they had been pitched at a romantic spot filled with tasteful fruits, in consonance with the injunction of the high-souled Bharata, the men decorated splendidly the tents which themselves were like the ornaments of the road.
२.७४.१६
नक्षत्रेषु प्रशस्तेषु मुहूर्तेषु च तद्विदः ।
निवेशं स्थापयामासुर्भरतस्य महात्मनः ॥
Summary AI The experts established the residence for the high-souled *Bharata* during auspicious stars and favorable moments.
M N Dutt Under an auspicious star and at a favourable hour, men well up in the work set the encampment of the high-souled Bharata.
२.७४.२१
सचन्द्रतारागणमण्डितं यथा
नभःक्षपायाममलं विराजते ।
नरेन्द्रमार्गः स तथा व्यराजत
क्रमेण रम्यः शुभशिल्पिनिर्मितः ॥
Summary AI Just as the cloudless sky, adorned with the moon and clusters of stars, shines brilliantly during the night, so did that royal highway, rendered beautiful by skilled artisans, shine in its progression.
M N Dutt And passing by the Jāhnavi abounding in various trees and woods, of cool and crystal waters, and filled with mighty fishes, that way of the chief of men constructed by artizans, looked more and more lovely as it proceeded, as the unclouded sky looks beautiful at night, adorned with innumerable stars.
॥ इति अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुःसप्ततितमः सर्गः ॥

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