sikta-mÄrgÄ mada-cyudbhir
ÄhÅ«ta-preṣṭha-bhÅ«bhujÄm
gajair dvÄḥsu parÄmṛṣṭa-
rambhÄ-pÅ«gopaÅ›obhitÄ

 sikta - sprinkled; mÄrgÄ - its streets; mada - a secretion that flows from the foreheads of excited elephants; cyudbhiḥ - exuding; ÄhÅ«ta - invited; preṣṭha - beloved; bhÅ«-bhujÄm - of the kings; gajaiḥ - by the elephants; dvÄḥsu - in the doorways; parÄmṛṣṭa - handled; rambhÄ - by plantain trees; pÅ«ga - and betel-nut trees; upaÅ›obhitÄ - beautified.


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The city’s streets were cleansed by the intoxicated elephants belonging to the beloved kings who were guests at the wedding, and these elephants further enhanced the beauty of the city by placing trunks of plantain and betel-nut trees in all the doorways.

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