अन्योन्यमासीत्सञ्जल्प उत्तमश्लोकचेतसाम् । कौरवेन्द्रपुरस्त्रीणां सर्वश्रुतिमनोहर: ॥ २० ॥
anyonyam asit sanjalpa uttama-sloka-cetasam kauravendra-pura-strinam sarva-sruti-mano-harah
- anyonyam
- among each other
- asit
- there was
- sanjalpah
- talking
- uttama-sloka
- the Supreme, who is praised by selected poetry
- cetasam
- of those whose hearts are absorbed in that way
- kaurava-indra
- the king of the Kurus
- pura
- capital
- strinam
- all the ladies
- sarva
- all
- sruti
- the Vedas
- manah-harah
- attractive to the mind.
Absorbed in the thought of the transcendental qualities of the Lord, who is glorified in select poetry, the ladies on the roofs of all the houses of Hastinapura began to talk of Him. This talk was more attractive than the hymns of the Vedas.