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श्रीशुक उवाच
ऊचतुर्मृतकोपान्ते पतितं मृतकोपमम् ।
शोकाभिभूतं राजानं बोधयन्तौ सदुक्तिभिः ॥ १ ॥
 
sri-suka uvaca
ucatur mrtakopante
patitam mrtakopamam
sokabhibhutam rajanam
bodhayantau sad-uktibhih
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ucatuh-they spoke; mrtaka-the dead body; upante-near; patitam-fallen; mrtaka-upamam-exactly like another dead body; soka-abhibhutam-very much aggrieved by lamentation; rajanam-to the King; bodhayantau-giving instruction; sat-uktibhih-by instructions that are factual, not temporary.