SB 10.71.16
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 16
- naroṣṭra-go-mahiṣa-kharāśvatary-anaḥ
- kareṇubhiḥ parijana-vāra-yoṣitaḥ
- sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ kaṭa-kuṭi-kambalāmbarādy-
- upaskarā yayur adhiyujya sarvataḥ
SYNONYMS
nara — by human carriers; uṣṭra — camels; go — bulls; mahiṣa — buffalo; khara — donkeys; aśvatarī — mules; anaḥ — bullock carts; kareṇubhiḥ — and female elephants; parijana — of the household; vāra — and of public use; yoṣitaḥ — the women; su-alaṅkṛtāḥ — well decorated; kaṭa — made of grass; kuṭi — huts; kambala — blankets; ambara — clothing; ādi — and so on; upaskarāḥ — whose paraphernalia; yayuḥ — they went; adhiyujya — having loaded; sarvataḥ — on all sides.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
On all sides proceeded finely adorned women-attendants of the royal household, as well as courtesans. They rode on palanquins and camels, bulls and buffalo, donkeys, mules, bullock carts and elephants. Their conveyances were fully loaded with grass tents, blankets, clothes and other items for the trip.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the household attendants mentioned here included washerwomen and other helpers.