Text 47]
King Citraketu's Lamentation
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śayānam—lying down; su-ciram—for a long time; bālam—the son; upadhārya—thinking; manīṣiṇī—very intelligent; putram—the son; ānaya—bring; me—unto me; bhadre—O gentle friend; iti—thus; dhātrīm—unto the nurse; acodayat—gave the order.
TRANSLATION
Thinking that her child had been sleeping for a long time, Queen Kṛtadyuti, who was certainly very intelligent, ordered the nurse, “My dear friend, please bring my son here.”
TEXT 46
सा शयानमुपव्रज्य दृष्ट्वा चोत्तारलोचनम् । प्राणेन्द्रियात्मभिस्त्यक्तं हतासीत्यपतद्भुवि ॥४६॥
sā śayānam upavrajya dṛṣṭvā cottāra-locanam prāṇendriyātmabhis tyaktam hatāsmīty apatad bhuvi
sā—she (the maidservant); śayānam—lying down; upavrajya—going to; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; ca—also; uttāra-locanam—his eyes turned upward (as are those of a dead body); prāṇa-indriya-ātmabhiḥ—by the life force, senses and mind; tyaktam—abandoned; hatā asmi—now I am doomed; iti—thus; apatat—fell down; bhuvi—on the ground.
TRANSLATION
When the maidservant approached the child, who was lying down, she saw that his eyes were turned upward. There were no signs of life, all his senses having stopped, and she could understand that the child was dead. Seeing this, she immediately cried, “Now I am doomed,” and fell to the ground.
TEXT 47
तस्यास्तदाकर्ण्य भृशातुरं स्वरं घन्त्याः कराभ्यामुर उच्चकैरपि ।