TEXTS 5051
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
SYNONYMS
srutvahearing; mrtamdead; putramthe son; alaksita-antakamthe cause of death being unknown; vinasta-drstihunable to see properly; prapatanconstantly falling down; skhalanslipping; pathion the road; sneha-anubandhabecause of affection; edhitayaincreasing; sucaby lamentation; bhrsamgreatly; vimurcchitahbecoming unconscious; anuprakrtihfollowed by ministers and other officers; dvijaihby learned brahmanas; vrtahsurrounded; papatafell down; balasyaof the boy; sahhe (the King); pada-muleat the feet; mrtasyaof the dead body; visrastascattered; siroruhahair; ambarahand dress; dirghamlong; svasanbreathing; baspa-kala-uparodhatahdue to crying with tearful eyes; niruddha-kanthahhaving a choked voice; nanot; sasakawas able; bhasitumto speak.
TRANSLATION
When King Citraketu heard of his sons death from unknown causes, he became almost blind. Because of his great affection for his son, his lamentation grew like a blazing fire, and as he went to see the dead child, he kept slipping and falling on the ground. Surrounded by his ministers and other officers and the learned brahmanas present, the King approached and fell unconscious at the childs feet, his hair and dress scattered. When the King, breathing heavily, regained consciousness, his eyes were tearful, and he could not speak.

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