महामरकतस्थल्या जुष्टं विद्रुमवेदिभिः ॥१७॥
tatra tatra viniká¹£ipta-
nÄnÄ-Å›ilpopaÅ›obhitam
mahÄ-marakata-sthalyÄ
juá¹£á¹aá¹ vidruma-vedibhiḥ
tatra tatra - here and there; viniká¹£ipta - placed; nÄnÄ - various; Å›ilpa - by artistic engravings; upaÅ›obhitam - extraordinarily beautiful; mahÄ-marakata - of great emeralds; sthalyÄ - with a floor; juá¹£á¹am - furnished; vidruma - of coral; vedibhiḥ - with raised platforms (daises).
Its beauty was enhanced by artistic engravings here and there on the walls. The floor was of emerald, with coral daises.
At the present moment people are very proud of their architectural art, yet floors are generally decorated with colored cement. It appears, however, that the castle constructed by the yogic powers of Kardama Muni had floors of emerald with coral daises.
