CC Antya 10.35

Antya-līlā, Chapter 10, Text 35

গঙ্গা-মৃত্তিকা আনি’ বস্ত্রেতে ছানিয়া ।
পাঁপড়ি করিয়া দিলা গন্ধদ্রব্য দিয়া ॥ ৩৫ ॥

gaṅgā-mṛttikā āni’ vastrete chāniyā
pāṅpaḍi kariyā dilā gandha-dravya diyā

Word by word

gaṅgā-mṛttikā — dirt from the river Ganges; āni’ — bringing; vastrete — through a cloth; chāniyā — pressing; pāṅpaḍi kariyā dilā — made into small balls; gandha-dravya diyā — mixing with aromatic agents.

Translation

Damayantī took earth from the Ganges, dried it, powdered it, strained it through a fine cloth, mixed in aromatic ingredients and rolled it into small balls.