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रथा रथिभिराकृष्टा महाश्चर्यसमन्विताः ॥ वाहनानि तथान्यानि पत्तयः कृत्रिमास्तथा ॥ १६ ॥
Chariots were driven by charioteers, other vehicles by other drivers. There were foot-soldiers too. All of them were artificial.
english translation
एवं विमोहनार्थन्तु कृतं वै विश्वकर्मणा ॥ देवानां च मुनीनां च तेन प्रीतात्मना मुने ॥१७॥
O sage, Viśvakarman was so delighted that he made all these things to fascinate the visiting dignitaries, the gods and the sages.
english translation
महाद्वारि स्थितौ नन्दी कृत्रिमश्च कृतो मुने ॥ शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशो यथा नन्दी तथैव सः ॥१८॥
O sage, the statue of Nandin, at the portals, of crystalline purity and brilliance, was a prototype of the real Nandin.
english translation
तस्योपरि महादिव्यम्पुष्पकं रत्नभूषितम् ॥ राजितं पल्लवैश्शुभ्रश्चामरैश्च सुशोभितम् ॥१९॥
Above that there was the celestial chariot Puṣpaka decorated with sprouts. It shone with gods represented therein.
english translation
वामपार्श्वे गजौ द्वौ च शुद्धकाश्मीरसन्निभौ ॥ चतुर्दन्तो षष्टिवर्षौ भेदमानौ महाप्रभौ ॥2-3-38-२०॥
On the left side there were two huge saffron coloured elephants with four tusks and appearing to be of sixty years in age. They shone lustrously.
english translation