Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 1: Daśaratha Desires to Appoint Rāma as the Crown PrinceText 2.1.47
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 1: Daśaratha Desires to Appoint Rāma as the Crown Prince
Text 2.1.47
तान्वेश्मनानाभरणैर्यथार्हं प्रतिपूजितान्।
ददर्शालङ्कृतो राजा प्रजापतिरिव प्रजाः॥
tān veśma-nānābharaṇair yathārhaṁ pratipūjitān
dadarśālaṅkṛto rājā prajā-patir iva prajāḥ
tān = the invitees; veśma-nānā-ābharaṇaiḥ = with accommoda- tion and various ornaments; yathā-arham = as appropriate; pratipūjitān = after they were honored; dadarśa = met; alaṅkṛtaḥ = the well-decorated; rājā = king; prajāpatiḥ = Prajāpati Brahmā; iva = just as; prajāḥ = [meets] the residents of the universe.
The well-decorated king met the invitees after they were honored as appropriate with accommodation and various ornaments, just as Prajāpati Brahmā [meets] the residents of the universe.