Sloka-4
rAmadhAma samAnenam Agorodhanam Asa thAm
nAmahAm akshararasam thArAbhAH thu na veda yA
The city of
ya-Which, meaning Ayodhya,na veda- did not know, thArAbhAh- the light of the stars,(thAra=star, and bhA=light) meaning that due to the abundance of high mansions and trees of its gardens the stars were not visible (which includes Sun, moon etc also).
This does not mean that the city was plunged into darkness, the reason for this is given by rAmadhAma, the brilliant lustre of Rama, which was equal to that of the Sun, samAnEnam, ina meaning the Sun, took over that city, thAm. Therefore the city was a source of infinite joy, akshararasam and AgOrOdhanam, destroyed all sins, Aga meaning sin.Also there were festivals always (na + amaha= meaning not without festivals) for the same reason in Ayodhya.
The sloka in reverse:
yAdhavEnaH thu bhArAthA samraraksha mahAmanAh
thAm saH mANdharaH gomAn anEmAsamadhAmarAH
Sri Krishna, who was the Sun of the yadhavas,providing light to all,the noblest, generous and the Lord of the cows and the abode of limitless power and prosperity protected well the city of
YadhavEnaH- Ina means Sun, and he is the Sun of the Yadava clan, or the word may also mean master.
bhArAthA- bha is light and rAthA means one who gives.
samraksha-protected well, the addition of the prefix sam giving the meaning of excellence.
mahAmanAh- great minded, generous
mAnadharaH-noble.
gOmAn- gOswAmi, Lord of the cows, Gopala.
anEmAsamadhAmarAH- nEma means limit and anEma is limitless.Asama+dhAma+rA means unequal tejas and wealth.
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