उपर्युपरि विन्यस्त निलयेषु पृथक्पृथक् ।
क्षिप्तैः कशिपुभिः कान्तं पर्यङ्कव्यजनासनैः ॥१६॥

upary upari vinyasta-
nilayeá¹£u pá¹›thak pá¹›thak
ká¹£iptaiḥ kaÅ›ipubhiḥ kÄntaá¹
paryaá¹…ka-vyajanÄsanaiḥ

 upari upari - one upon another; vinyasta - placed; nilayeá¹£u - in stories; pá¹›thak pá¹›thak - separately; ká¹£iptaiḥ - arranged; kaÅ›ipubhiḥ - with beds; kÄntam - charming; paryaá¹…ka - couches; vyajana - fans; Äsanaiḥ - with seats.


Text

The palace looked charming, with beds, couches, fans and seats, all separately arranged in seven stories.

Purport

It is understood from this verse that the castle had many stories. The words upary upari vinyasta indicate that skyscrapers are not newly invented. Even in those days, millions of years ago, the idea of building many-storied houses was current. They contained not merely one or two rooms, but many different apartments, and each was completely decorated with cushions, bedsteads, sitting places and carpets.