द्वारतोरणसंयुक्तं कपाटार्गलभूषितम् । बहुयन्त्रसमोपेतं प्राकारपरिखोज्ज्वलम्
dvāratoraṇasaṃyuktaṃ kapāṭārgalabhūṣitam | bahuyantrasamopetaṃ prākāraparikhojjvalam
അത് ദ്വാര-തോരണങ്ങളാൽ സംയുക്തവും, കപാട-അർഗളങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതവും; അനേകം യന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ സജ്ജവും, പ്രാകാരവും പരിഖയും കൊണ്ട് ദീപ്തവുമായിരുന്നു.
Unnamed narrator
Tirtha: Bāṇapura (protected kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: bhūpa (king)
Scene: A grand fortified city wall with shining gateways and toranas; heavy doors with bolts; visible mechanical devices; high ramparts and a water-filled moat catching the light.
Even the strongest defenses cannot protect a realm when its moral foundation is destined to be corrected by divine order.
None; the focus is on the fortified city of Bāṇa in the Tripura episode.
None.