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SB 8.15.18

Devanāgarī

सुरस्त्रीकेशविभ्रष्टनवसौगन्धिकस्रजाम् । यत्रामोदमुपादाय मार्ग आवाति मारुत: ॥ १८ ॥

Text

sura-strī-keśa-vibhraṣṭa- nava-saugandhika-srajām yatrāmodam upādāya mārga āvāti mārutaḥ

Synonyms

sura-strī—of the women of the demigods;keśa—from the hair;vibhraṣṭa—fallen;nava-saugandhika—made of fresh, fragrant flowers;srajām—of the flower garlands;yatra—wherein;āmodam—the fragrance;upādāya—carrying;mārge—on the roads;āvāti—blows;mārutaḥ—the breeze.

Translation

The breezes blowing in the streets of the city bore the fragrance of the flowers falling from the hair of the women of the demigods.

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