SB 1.11.14
सम्मार्जितमहामार्ग रथ्यापणकचत्वराम् ।
सिक्तां गन्धजलैरुप्तां फलपुष्पाक्षताङ्कुरैः ॥ १४ ॥
सिक्तां गन्धजलैरुप्तां फलपुष्पाक्षताङ्कुरैः ॥ १४ ॥
sammārjita-mahā-mārga-rathyāpaṇaka-catvarām
siktāṁ gandha-jalair uptāṁ phala-puṣpākṣatāṅkuraiḥ
siktāṁ gandha-jalair uptāṁ phala-puṣpākṣatāṅkuraiḥ
Synonyms
mahā-mārga — [the city’s] main roads [rāja-mārgāḥ48]; rathyā — lanes [itara-mārgāḥ]; āpaṇaka — markets [paṇya-vīthayaḥ]; catvarām — [and] squares [catvārāṇy aṅgaṇāni]; sammārjita — were neatly swept [removing the dust (niḥsārita-rajaskāni)]; siktām — sprinkled; gandha-jalaiḥ — with scented water; uptām — [and] strewn [avakīrṇām]; phala — [with] fruits; puṣpa — flowers; akṣata — unbroken rice; aṅkuraiḥ — [and] barley sprouts.
Translation
The city’s main roads, lanes, markets, and squares were neatly swept, sprinkled with scented water, and strewn with fruits, flowers, unbroken rice, and barley sprouts.