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candra-kantye uchalita taranga ujjvala

jhalamala kare,--yena ’yamunara jala’

SYNONYMS

candra-kantye—by the shining of the moon; uchalita—swollen high; taranga—waves; ujjvala—very bright; jhalamala kare—glitter; yena—as if; yamunara jala—the water of the River Yamuna.

Brightened by the shining light of the moon, the high waves of the sea glittered like the waters of the River Yamuna.