Antya 18.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

বর্ষে স্থির তড়িদ্গণ, সিঞ্চে শ্যাম নবঘন, ঘন বর্ষে তড়িৎ-উপরে ।
সখীগণের নয়ন, তৃষিত চাতকগণ, সেই অমৃত সুখে পান করে ॥ ৮৬ ॥

varse sthira tadid-gana, since syama nava-ghana,

ghana varse tadit-upare

sakhi-ganera nayana, trsita cataka-gana,

sei amrta sukhe pana kare

SYNONYMS

varse-in that shower; sthira-fixed; tadit-gana-streaks of lightning; since-sprinkle; syama-blackish; nava-ghana-new cloud; ghana-the cloud; varse-rains; tadit-upare-upon the streaks of lightning; sakhi-ganera-of the gopis; nayana-the eyes; trsita-thirsty; cataka-gana-cataka birds; sei amrta-that nectar; sukhe-in happiness; pana kare-drink.

TRANSLATION

"The gopis were like steady streaks of lightning, and Krsna resembled a blackish cloud. The lightning began sprinkling water upon the cloud, and the cloud upon the lightning. Like thirsty cataka birds, the eyes of the gopis joyously drank the nectarean water from the cloud.