सारथे O charioteer, पुण्योद्याना a city of sacred gardens, यशस्विनी of great renown, पाण्डुमृत्तिका with white clay, यज्वभिः those who perform sacrifices, गुणसम्पन्नैः by the virtuous, वेदपारगैः by those well versed in the vedas, भूयिष्ठम् in abundance , ऋद्धैः by the wealthy, ब्राह्मणैः by brahmins, आकीर्णा filled with, राजर्षिपरिपालिता ruled by rajarsis, एषा अयोध्या such Ayodhya, मे to me, नातिप्रतीता not so clearly, दूरात् from a distance, दृश्यते is seen.

 O charioteer I am able to see Ayodhya of great renown from a distance but not so clearly that whiteclaycity of Ayodhya, with its sacred gardens ruled by several rajarsis, inhabited by numerous wealthy people, by virtuous brahmins and priests who perform sacrifices and who are wellversed in the Vedas.