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	''dṛśyate''~~—was~~ seen; ''yatra''~~—wherein~~; ''hi''~~—indeed~~; ''tvāṣṭram''~~—of~~ Tvaṣṭā (Viśvakarmā), the architect of the demigods; ''vijñānam''~~—the~~ scientific knowledge; ''śilpa''~~—in~~ architecture; ''naipuṇam''~~—the~~ expertise; ''rathyā''~~—with~~ main avenues; ''catvara''~~—courtyards~~; ''vīthībhiḥ''~~—and~~ commercial roads; ''yathā-vāstu''~~—on~~ ample plots of land; ''vinirmitam''~~—constructed~~; ''sura''~~—of~~ the demigods; ''druma''~~—having~~ trees; ''latā''~~—and~~ creepers; ''udyāna''~~—gardens~~; ''vicitra''~~—splendid~~; ''upavana''~~—and~~ parks; ''anvitam''~~—containing~~; ''hema''~~—gold~~; ''śṛṅgaiḥ''~~—having~~ peaks; ''divi''~~—the~~ sky; ''spṛgbhiḥ''~~—touching~~; ''sphaṭikā''~~—of~~ crystal quartz; ''aṭṭāla''~~—having~~ upper levels; ''gopuraiḥ''~~—with~~ gateways; ''rājata''~~—of~~ silver; ''ārakuṭaiḥ''~~—and~~ brass; ''koṣṭhaiḥ''~~—with~~ treasury buildings, warehouses and stables; ''hema''~~—gold~~; ''kumbhaiḥ''~~—by~~ pots; ''alaṅkṛtaiḥ''~~—decorated~~; ''ratna''~~—jeweled~~; ''kūtaiḥ''~~—having~~ peaks; ''gṛhaiḥ''~~—with~~ houses; ''hemaiḥ''~~—of~~ gold; ''mahā-mārakata''~~—with~~ precious emeralds; ''sthalaiḥ''~~—having~~ floors; ''vāstoḥ''~~—of~~ the households; ''patīnām''~~—belonging~~ to the presiding deities; ''ca''~~—and~~; ''gṛhaiḥ''~~—with~~ temples; ''vallabhībhiḥ''~~—with~~ watchtowers; ''ca''~~—and~~; ''nirmitam''~~—constructed~~; ''cātuḥ-varṇya''~~—of~~ the four occupational orders; ''jana''~~—with~~ people; ''ākīrṇam''~~—filled~~; ''yadu-deva''~~—of~~ the Lord of the Yadus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; ''gṛha''~~—by~~ the residences; ''ullasat''~~—beautified~~.		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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yathā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāstu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāstu]'' — on ample plots of land; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vinirmitam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vinirmitam]'' — constructed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sura&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sura]'' — of the demigods; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=druma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 druma]'' — having trees; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=latā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 latā]'' — and creepers; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=udyāna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 udyāna]'' — gardens; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vicitra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vicitra]'' — splendid; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=upavana&tab=syno_o&ds=1 upavana]'' — and parks; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anvitam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anvitam]'' — containing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hema&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hema]'' — gold; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śṛṅgaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śṛṅgaiḥ]'' — having peaks; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=divi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 divi]'' — the sky; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=spṛgbhiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 spṛgbhiḥ]'' — touching; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sphaṭikā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sphaṭikā]'' — of crystal quartz; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aṭṭāla&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aṭṭāla]'' — having upper levels; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gopuraiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gopuraiḥ]'' — with gateways; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rājata]'' — of silver; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ārakuṭaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ārakuṭaiḥ]'' — and brass; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=koṣṭhaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 koṣṭhaiḥ]'' — with treasury buildings, warehouses and stables; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hema&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hema]'' — gold; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kumbhaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kumbhaiḥ]'' — by pots; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=alaṅkṛtaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 alaṅkṛtaiḥ]'' — decorated; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ratna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ratna]'' — jeweled; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kūtaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kūtaiḥ]'' — having peaks; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛhaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛhaiḥ]'' — with houses; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hemaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hemaiḥ]'' — of gold; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mahā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mahā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mārakata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mārakata]'' — with precious emeralds; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sthalaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sthalaiḥ]'' — having floors; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāstoḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāstoḥ]'' — of the households; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=patīnām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 patīnām]'' — belonging to the presiding deities; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — and; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛhaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛhaiḥ]'' — with temples; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vallabhībhiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vallabhībhiḥ]'' — with watchtowers; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — and; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nirmitam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nirmitam]'' — constructed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cātuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 cātuḥ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=varṇya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 varṇya]'' — of the four occupational orders; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jana&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jana]'' — with people; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ākīrṇam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ākīrṇam]'' — filled; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yadu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yadu]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=deva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 deva]'' — of the Lord of the Yadus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛha]'' — by the residences; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ullasat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ullasat]'' — beautified.
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	dṛśyate yatra hi tvāṣṭraṁ~~<br>~~		:dṛśyate yatra hi tvāṣṭraṁ
	vijñānaṁ śilpa-naipuṇam~~<br>~~		:vijñānaṁ śilpa-naipuṇam
	rathyā-catvara-vīthībhir~~<br>~~		:rathyā-catvara-vīthībhir
	yathā-vāstu vinirmitam~~<br>~~		:yathā-vāstu vinirmitam
	sura-druma-latodyāna-~~<br>~~
	vicitropavanānvitam~~<br>~~		:sura-druma-latodyāna-
	hema-śṛṅgair divi-spṛgbhiḥ~~<br>~~		:vicitropavanānvitam
	sphaṭikāṭṭāla-gopuraiḥ~~<br>~~		:hema-śṛṅgair divi-spṛgbhiḥ
	rājatārakuṭaiḥ koṣṭhair~~<br>~~		:sphaṭikāṭṭāla-gopuraiḥ
	hema-kumbhair alaṅkṛtaiḥ~~<br>~~
	ratna-kūtair gṛhair hemair~~<br>~~		:rājatārakuṭaiḥ koṣṭhair
	mahā-mārakata-sthalaiḥ~~<br>~~		:hema-kumbhair alaṅkṛtaiḥ
	vāstoṣpatīnāṁ ca gṛhair~~<br>~~		:ratna-kūtair gṛhair hemair
	vallabhībhiś ca nirmitam~~<br>~~		:mahā-mārakata-sthalaiḥ
	cātur-varṇya-janākīrṇaṁ~~<br>~~
	yadu-deva-gṛhollasat~~<br>~~		:vāstoṣpatīnāṁ ca gṛhair
			:vallabhībhiś ca nirmitam
			:cātur-varṇya-janākīrṇaṁ
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	~~dṛśyate—was~~ seen; ~~yatra—wherein~~; ~~hi—indeed~~; ~~tvāṣṭram—of~~ Tvaṣṭā (Viśvakarmā), the architect of the demigods; ~~vijñānam—the~~ scientific knowledge; ~~śilpa—in~~ architecture; ~~naipuṇam—the~~ expertise; ~~rathyā—with~~ main avenues; ~~catvara—courtyards~~; ~~vīthībhiḥ—and~~ commercial roads; yathā-~~vāstu—on~~ ample plots of land; ~~vinirmitam—constructed~~; ~~sura—of~~ the demigods; ~~druma—having~~ trees; ~~latā—and~~ creepers; ~~udyāna—gardens~~; ~~vicitra—splendid~~; ~~upavana—and~~ parks; ~~anvitam—containing~~; ~~hema—gold~~; ~~śṛṅgaiḥ—having~~ peaks; ~~divi—the~~ sky; ~~spṛgbhiḥ—touching~~; ~~sphaṭikā—of~~ crystal quartz; ~~aṭṭāla—having~~ upper levels; ~~gopuraiḥ—with~~ gateways; ~~rājata—of~~ silver; ~~ārakuṭaiḥ—and~~ brass; ~~koṣṭhaiḥ—with~~ treasury buildings, warehouses and stables; ~~hema—gold~~; ~~kumbhaiḥ—by~~ pots; ~~alaṅkṛtaiḥ—decorated~~; ~~ratna—jeweled~~; ~~kūtaiḥ—having~~ peaks; ~~gṛhaiḥ—with~~ houses; ~~hemaiḥ—of~~ gold; mahā-~~mārakata—with~~ precious emeralds; ~~sthalaiḥ—having~~ floors; ~~vāstoḥ—of~~ the households; ~~patīnām—belonging~~ to the presiding deities; ~~ca—and~~; ~~gṛhaiḥ—with~~ temples; ~~vallabhībhiḥ—with~~ watchtowers; ~~ca—and~~; ~~nirmitam—constructed~~; cātuḥ-~~varṇya—of~~ the four occupational orders; ~~jana—with~~ people; ~~ākīrṇam—filled~~; yadu-~~deva—of~~ the Lord of the Yadus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; ~~gṛha—by~~ the residences; ~~ullasat—beautified~~.		''dṛśyate''—was seen; ''yatra''—wherein; ''hi''—indeed; ''tvāṣṭram''—of Tvaṣṭā (Viśvakarmā), the architect of the demigods; ''vijñānam''—the scientific knowledge; ''śilpa''—in architecture; ''naipuṇam''—the expertise; ''rathyā''—with main avenues; ''catvara''—courtyards; ''vīthībhiḥ''—and commercial roads; ''yathā-vāstu''—on ample plots of land; ''vinirmitam''—constructed; ''sura''—of the demigods; ''druma''—having trees; ''latā''—and creepers; ''udyāna''—gardens; ''vicitra''—splendid; ''upavana''—and parks; ''anvitam''—containing; ''hema''—gold; ''śṛṅgaiḥ''—having peaks; ''divi''—the sky; ''spṛgbhiḥ''—touching; ''sphaṭikā''—of crystal quartz; ''aṭṭāla''—having upper levels; ''gopuraiḥ''—with gateways; ''rājata''—of silver; ''ārakuṭaiḥ''—and brass; ''koṣṭhaiḥ''—with treasury buildings, warehouses and stables; ''hema''—gold; ''kumbhaiḥ''—by pots; ''alaṅkṛtaiḥ''—decorated; ''ratna''—jeweled; ''kūtaiḥ''—having peaks; ''gṛhaiḥ''—with houses; ''hemaiḥ''—of gold; ''mahā-mārakata''—with precious emeralds; ''sthalaiḥ''—having floors; ''vāstoḥ''—of the households; ''patīnām''—belonging to the presiding deities; ''ca''—and; ''gṛhaiḥ''—with temples; ''vallabhībhiḥ''—with watchtowers; ''ca''—and; ''nirmitam''—constructed; ''cātuḥ-varṇya''—of the four occupational orders; ''jana''—with people; ''ākīrṇam''—filled; ''yadu-deva''—of the Lord of the Yadus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; ''gṛha''—by the residences; ''ullasat''—beautified.
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	In the construction of that city could be seen the full scientific knowledge and architectural skill of Viśvakarmā. There were wide avenues, commercial roads and courtyards laid out on ample plots of land; there were splendid parks, and also gardens stocked with trees and creepers from the heavenly planets. The gateway towers were topped with golden turrets touching the sky, and their upper levels were fashioned of crystal quartz. The gold-covered houses were adorned in front with golden pots and on top with jeweled roofs, and their floors were inlaid with precious emeralds. Beside the houses stood treasury buildings, warehouses, and stables for fine horses, all built of silver and brass. Each residence had a watchtower, and also a temple for its household deity. Filled with citizens of all four social orders, the city was especially beautified by the palaces of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadus.		In the construction of that city could be seen the full scientific knowledge and architectural skill of Viśvakarmā. There were wide avenues, commercial roads and courtyards laid out on ample plots of land; there were splendid parks, and also gardens stocked with trees and creepers from the heavenly planets. The gateway towers were topped with golden turrets touching the sky, and their upper levels were fashioned of crystal quartz. The gold-covered houses were adorned in front with golden pots and on top with jeweled roofs, and their floors were inlaid with precious emeralds. Beside the houses stood treasury buildings, warehouses, and stables for fine horses, all built of silver and brass. Each residence had a watchtower, and also a temple for its household deity. Filled with citizens of all four social orders, the city was especially beautified by the palaces of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadus.
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	Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the state highways (rathyāḥ) were in front and the secondary roads (vīthyaḥ) behind, and between them were courtyards (catvarāṇi). Within these courtyards were surrounding walls, and within the walls stood golden residences, atop which shone crystal watchtowers crowned with golden pots. Thus the buildings were multistoried. The word vāstu indicates that the houses and buildings were constructed on ample plots of land, with plenty of room for green areas.		Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the state highways (''rathyāḥ'') were in front and the secondary roads (''vīthyaḥ'') behind, and between them were courtyards (''catvarāṇi''). Within these courtyards were surrounding walls, and within the walls stood golden residences, atop which shone crystal watchtowers crowned with golden pots. Thus the buildings were multistoried. The word ''vāstu'' indicates that the houses and buildings were constructed on ample plots of land, with plenty of room for green areas.
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dṛśyate yatra hi tvāṣṭraṁ<br>
vijñānaṁ śilpa-naipuṇam<br>
rathyā-catvara-vīthībhir<br>
yathā-vāstu vinirmitam<br>
sura-druma-latodyāna-<br>
vicitropavanānvitam<br>
hema-śṛṅgair divi-spṛgbhiḥ<br>
sphaṭikāṭṭāla-gopuraiḥ<br>
rājatārakuṭaiḥ koṣṭhair<br>
hema-kumbhair alaṅkṛtaiḥ<br>
ratna-kūtair gṛhair hemair<br>
mahā-mārakata-sthalaiḥ<br>
vāstoṣpatīnāṁ ca gṛhair<br>
vallabhībhiś ca nirmitam<br>
cātur-varṇya-janākīrṇaṁ<br>
yadu-deva-gṛhollasat<br>
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dṛśyate—was seen; yatra—wherein; hi—indeed; tvāṣṭram—of Tvaṣṭā (Viśvakarmā), the architect of the demigods; vijñānam—the scientific knowledge; śilpa—in architecture; naipuṇam—the expertise; rathyā—with main avenues; catvara—courtyards; vīthībhiḥ—and commercial roads; yathā-vāstu—on ample plots of land; vinirmitam—constructed; sura—of the demigods; druma—having trees; latā—and creepers; udyāna—gardens; vicitra—splendid; upavana—and parks; anvitam—containing; hema—gold; śṛṅgaiḥ—having peaks; divi—the sky; spṛgbhiḥ—touching; sphaṭikā—of crystal quartz; aṭṭāla—having upper levels; gopuraiḥ—with gateways; rājata—of silver; ārakuṭaiḥ—and brass; koṣṭhaiḥ—with treasury buildings, warehouses and stables; hema—gold; kumbhaiḥ—by pots; alaṅkṛtaiḥ—decorated; ratna—jeweled; kūtaiḥ—having peaks; gṛhaiḥ—with houses; hemaiḥ—of gold; mahā-mārakata—with precious emeralds; sthalaiḥ—having floors; vāstoḥ—of the households; patīnām—belonging to the presiding deities; ca—and; gṛhaiḥ—with temples; vallabhībhiḥ—with watchtowers; ca—and; nirmitam—constructed; cātuḥ-varṇya—of the four occupational orders; jana—with people; ākīrṇam—filled; yadu-deva—of the Lord of the Yadus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; gṛha—by the residences; ullasat—beautified.
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In the construction of that city could be seen the full scientific knowledge and architectural skill of Viśvakarmā. There were wide avenues, commercial roads and courtyards laid out on ample plots of land; there were splendid parks, and also gardens stocked with trees and creepers from the heavenly planets. The gateway towers were topped with golden turrets touching the sky, and their upper levels were fashioned of crystal quartz. The gold-covered houses were adorned in front with golden pots and on top with jeweled roofs, and their floors were inlaid with precious emeralds. Beside the houses stood treasury buildings, warehouses, and stables for fine horses, all built of silver and brass. Each residence had a watchtower, and also a temple for its household deity. Filled with citizens of all four social orders, the city was especially beautified by the palaces of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadus.
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Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the state highways (rathyāḥ) were in front and the secondary roads (vīthyaḥ) behind, and between them were courtyards (catvarāṇi). Within these courtyards were surrounding walls, and within the walls stood golden residences, atop which shone crystal watchtowers crowned with golden pots. Thus the buildings were multistoried. The word vāstu indicates that the houses and buildings were constructed on ample plots of land, with plenty of room for green areas.
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