द्रुतं द्रुतं वह्निसमागतं गतं
महीमहीनद्युतिरोचितं चितम् ।
समं समन्तादपगोपुरं पुरं
परैः परैरप्यनिराकृतं कृतम् ॥

Karandikar The city that stood on the earth, that shone with no mean lustre, that was clustered (with gold mansions), came into contact with fire and melted away quickly; never conquered by the highest (mightiest) enemies, the city was levelled down on all sides, with its outer gates crashed down.

छन्दः वंशस्थम् [१२: जतजर]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्