The Sadguru said:
On the lovely banks, moist with the waters of the Kaveri, and on the green lawns dark with plantain, coconut, and sugarcane crops;
śrīsadgururuvāca
kāverīsalilasnigdhakamanīyataṭe tathā|
kadalīnālikerekṣusasyaśyāmalaśādvale
कावेरी · kāverī — the river Kaveri
सलिल · salila — water
स्निग्ध · snigdha — moist/tender
कमनीय · kamanīya — lovely
तटे · taṭe — on the bank
तथा · tathā — and
कदली · kadalī — plantain
नालिकेर · nālikera — coconut
इक्षु · ikṣu — sugarcane
सस्य · sasya — crops
श्यामल · śyāmala — dark green
शाद्वले · śāḍvale — on the lawns
कावेरीसलिलस्निग्धकमनीयतटे तथा कदलीनालिकेरेक्षुसस्यश्यामलशाद्वले।
the river Kaveri · water · moist/tender · lovely · on the bank · and · plantain · coconut · sugarcane · crops · dark green · on the lawns
This verse sets the scene by describing the fertile and prosperous Chola country, establishing the physical environment where the protagonist, Dharmavarma, resides.
