Canonical Ref: BK 10.9
Metrical Form: तोटकम्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
न गजा नग-जा दयिता दयिता वि-गतं विगतं ललितं ललितम् । प्रमदा प्र-मदाऽऽम-हता महता- म-रणं मरणं समयात्समयात् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Elephants procured from forests, though dear, were not protected ; the flight of birds disappeared ; (any) desirable (object) was crushed; the proud ladies became devoid of joy, as if struck by diseases (or injured in running) : due to (adverse times) death befelt the great without any fighting.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 10.9. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.