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Bhaṭṭikāvyam • Chapter 18

Canto 18

अष्टादशः सर्गः

Canto 18 of Bhaṭṭikāvyam.

Total: 42 Verses • Citations: BK 18.1–42 • 1 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 12 shown)
BK 18.31 अनुष्टुप्
नेदानीं शक्र-यक्षेन्द्रौ बिभीतो न दरिद्रितः । न गर्वं जहितो दृप्तौ न क्लिश्नीतो दशाऽऽनन ! ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Now Indra and Kubera do not fear, nor become poor, nor give up (their) vanity. Oh Ravana, the two arrogant ones do not worry (get distressed)
BK 18.32 अनुष्टुप्
त्वयाऽपि नाम रहिताः कार्याणि तनुमो वयम् । कुर्मश्च जीविते बुद्धिं धिक्तृष्णां कृत-नाशिनीम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Indeed, separated even from you, we carry on our activity and have the intention to live ; fie upon ungrateful greed.
BK 18.33 अनुष्टुप्
तृणेह्मि देहमात्मीयं। त्वं वाचं न ददासि चेत् । द्राघयन्ति हि मे शोकं स्मर्यमाणा गुणास्तव ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: If you do not give me a word (speak to me), I shall destroy my body ; for (the reason of their) being remembered, your virtues aggravate my grief.
BK 18.34 अनुष्टुप्
उन्मुच्य स्रजमात्मीयां मां स्रजयति को हसन् । नेदयत्यासनं को मे को हि मे वदति प्रियम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Who, having removed his own garland, will garland me, smiling ? Who will pull my seat closer ; who will speak delightful (words) to me (and when ) ?
BK 18.35 अनुष्टुप्
न गच्छामि पुरा लङ्का- मायुर्यावद्दधाम्यहम् । कदा भवति मे प्रीतिस्त्वां पश्यामि न चेदहम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘So long as I sustain my life, I shall not, in future, go to (the city of) Lanka ? When can I have delight if I do not see you ?
BK 18.36 अनुष्टुप्
ऊर्ध्वं म्रिये मुहूर्ताद्धि विह्वलः क्षत-बान्धवः । मन्त्रे स्म हितमाख्यामि न करोमि तवाऽप्रियम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: In over a muhurta shall I die, I who am afflicted and whose kinsmen are killed. In (my) counsel, I had told (what was) beneficial; I did nothing undesirable to you.”
BK 18.37 अनुष्टुप्
अन्तःपुराणि पौलस्त्यं पौराश्च भृश-दुःखिताः । संश्रुत्य स्माऽभिधावन्ति हतं रामेण संयुगे ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having heard (of) Ravana to have been killed by Rama in battle, the ladies of the harem and the excessively grief-sticken citizens ran (to the battle-field).
BK 18.38 अनुष्टुप्
मूर्धजान्स्म विलुञ्चन्ति क्रोशन्ति स्माऽतिविह्वलम् ।अधीयन्त्युपकाराणां मुहुर्भर्तुः प्रमन्यु च ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: (The wives) pulled out (their) hair, wept in extreme distress and incessantly recollected the obligation of (their) husband, with enhanced grief.
BK 18.39 अनुष्टुप्
रावणस्य नमन्ति स्म पौराः सास्रा रुदन्ति च।" । भाषते स्म ततो रामो वचः पौलस्त्यमाकुलम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The citizens saluted Ravana and wept with tears. Thereafter Rama addressed a speech to the distressed Vibhisana :
BK 18.40 अनुष्टुप्
"दातुः स्थातुर्द्विषां मूर्ध्नि यष्टुस्तर्पयितुः पित्न् । युद्धाऽभग्नाऽऽविपन्नस्य किं दशाऽऽस्यस्य शोचसि ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Why do you lament the charitable sacrificer who trampled over the heads of his enemies, who invariably satiated the manes, who was never defeated or distressed in a battle ? (Or who was injured and slain in a fight ?)
BK 18.41 अनुष्टुप्
बोभवीति न सम्मोहो व्यसने स्म भवादृशाम् । किं न पश्यसि सर्वोऽयं जनस्त्वामवलम्बते ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Excessive bewilderment in difficulty never arises in (persons) such as you. Do you not see that all these people depend upon you ?
BK 18.42 उपजातिः
त्वमर्हसि भ्रातुरनन्तराणि कर्तुं जनस्याऽस्य च शोक-भङ्गम् । धुर्ये विपन्ने त्वयि राज्य-भारो मज्जत्यनूढः क्षणदा-चरेन्द्र !" ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘You deserve to perform the post-death rites of your brother and the dissipation of the grief of these people. Oh Lord of demons, if you, who is the leader, become distraught, the burden of the kingdom, being unsustained, will collapse."
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