srutva mrtam putram alaksitantakam
vinasta-drstih prapatan skhalan pathi
snehanubandhaidhitaya suca bhrsam
vimurcchito 'nuprakrtir dvijair vrtah
papata balasya sa pada-mule
mrtasya visrasta-siroruhambarah
dirgham svasan baspa-kaloparodhato
niruddha-kantho na sasaka bhasitum
srutva-hearing; mrtam-dead; putram-the son; alaksita-antakam-the cause of death being unknown; vinasta-drstih-unable to see properly; prapatan-constantly falling down; skhalan-slipping; pathi-on the road; sneha-anubandha-because of affection; edhitaya-increasing; suca-by lamentation; bhrsam-greatly; vimurcchitah-becoming unconscious; anuprakrtih-followed by ministers and other officers; dvijaih-by learned brahmanas; vrtah-surrounded; papata-fell down; balasya-of the boy; sah-he (the King); pada-mule-at the feet; mrtasya-of the dead body; visrasta-scattered; siroruha-hair; ambarah-and dress; dirgham-long; svasan-breathing; baspa-kala-uparodhatah-due to crying with tearful eyes; niruddha-kanthah-having a choked voice; na-not; sasaka-was able; bhasitum-to speak.