मन्थरा Manthara, तस्मात् प्रासादात् from that palace, वरार्हाभि: by costly, पताकाभि: with banners, ध्वजैश्च with flags, समलङ्कृताम् welldecorated, छन्दपथै: च अपि labyrinthine thoroughfares also, वृताम् enveloped by, शिरस्स्नातजनै: with men who had, वृताम् surrounded by, माल्यमोदकहस्तै: holding garlands and sweetmeats in their hands, द्विजेन्द्रै: with the best of brahmins, अभिनादिताम् reverberating, शुक्ल देवगृहद्वाराम् with temples with white doors, सर्ववादित्रनिस्वनाम् with sounds from every kind of musical instrument, सम्प्रहृष्टजनाकीर्णाम् filled with joyful crowds, ब्रह्मघोषाभिनादिताम् echoed with the chanting of the Vedas, प्रहृष्टवरहस्त्यश्वाम् with the best boisterous horses and elephants, सम्प्रणर्दितगोवृषाम् with the lowing and bellowing of cows and bulls, प्रहृष्टमुदितै: with great joy, पौरै: by the citizens, उच्छ्रितध्वजमालिनीम् encircled by elevated pennants, अयोध्याम् to Ayodhya, विस्मयमागता was astonished.

The city of Ayodhya was decorated with costly banners and pennants. The labyrinthine roads were crowded with people who had (finished) their headbath and were wandering at will. The temples with their doors painted white were reverberating with the chanting from the Vedas by the best of brahmins holding garlands and sweetmeats in their hands and with sounds of all kinds of musical instruments. The city was filled with spirited horses and elephants. The bulls were bellowing and the cows were lowing. The citizens with great joy raised the penants encircling the city of Ayodhya. All this left Manthara astonished.