ससुधाकुट्टिमतलः प्रपुष्पितमहीरुहः।
मत्तोद्घुष्टद्विजगणः पताकाभिरलंकृतः॥
चन्दनोदकसंसिक्तो नानाकुसुमभूषितः।
बह्वशोभत सेनायाः पन्थाः सुरपथोपमः॥
sasudhā-kuṭṭima-talaḥ prapuṣpita-mahīruhaḥ
mattodghuṣṭa-dvija-gaṇaḥ patākābhir alaṅkṛtaḥ
candanodaka-saṁsikto nānā-kusuma-bhūṣitaḥ
bahv aśobhata senāyāḥ panthāḥ sura-pathopamaḥ
sasudhā-kuṭṭima-talaḥ = its surface was made even with whitewash 9; prapuṣpita-mahīruhaḥ = it had flowering trees on its sides; matta-udghuṣṭa-dvija-gaṇaḥ = it was filled with excited and singing birds; patākābhiḥ = with flags; alaṅkṛtaḥ = it was decorated; candana-udaka-saṁsiktaḥ = its resting spots were sprinkled with water mixed with sandal; nānā-kusuma-bhūṣitaḥ = and decorated with a variety of flowers; bahu aśobhata = was very beautiful; senāyāḥ = for the army; panthāḥ = the route; sura-patha-upamaḥ = like the pathways of the devas.
The route for the army was very beautiful like the pathways of the devas. Its surface was made even with whitewash. It had flowering trees on its sides. It was filled with excited and singing birds. It was decorated with flags. Its resting spots were sprinkled with water mixed with sandal and decorated with a variety of flowers.
1 Rāmāyaṇa-bhāva-dīpa: sasudhā-kuṭṭima-talaḥ tatra tatra viśramārthaṁ sudhā-nibaddha-bhū-pradeśa-sahitaḥ. sudhā nāma cūrṇa-guḍa-sammardana-janya-kardama-viśeṣaḥ.
The trees flowered on the sides of the route because they were [regularly] watered.
GLOSS. Sasudhā-kuṭṭima-talaḥ indicates that the road had some places on the ground made even and whitewashed to provide rest [for travelers].1