[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Metrics (prosody)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda) › [Śrutabodha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt) › 46\_198 # Shrutabodha 46\_198 English (machine translation) 46\_198 - **Language:** English ### [46\_198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_198) The sequence of practicing metres \[is\] through descriptions of stories, cities, all objects, daily duties, and so forth, / and through the observed actions of people, as follows: // There was a king named Daśaratha; he had four sons, / celebrated as Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna, and Bharata. // With its mass of darkness dispelled by the astonishing rays of jewel-palaces, / that city shines constantly, as if it were the royal capital of the Day. // This cooking-pot shines filled with cooked food; the water jar is adorned with water; / the cloth is observed to be fine; this young bride is Lakṣmī herself in visible form. - [Previous: 46\_197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_197) - [Next: 46\_199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_199) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_198) · Pramāṇa