SB 3.23.20

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TEXT

हंसपारावतव्रातैस् तत्र तत्र निकूजितम् ।
कृत्रिमान्मन्यमानैः स्वान् अधिरुह्याधिरुह्य च ॥ २० ॥

hamsa-paravata-vratais

tatra tatra nikujitam

krtriman manyamanaih svan

adhiruhyadhiruhya ca

hamsa-of swans; paravata-of pigeons; vrataih-with multitudes; tatra tatra-here and there; nikujitam-vibrated; krtriman-artificial; manyamanaih-thinking; svan-belonging to their own kind; adhiruhya adhiruhya-rising up repeatedly; ca-and.

TRANSLATION

Here and there in that palace were multitudes of live swans and pigeons, as well as artificial swans and pigeons so lifelike that the real swans rose above them again and again, thinking them live birds like themselves. Thus the palace vibrated with the sounds of these birds.

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