Canonical Ref: BK 19.30
Metrical Form: मन्दाक्रान्ता
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
मन्युं वध्या भट-वध-कृतं बाल-वृद्धस्य राजन् ! शास्त्राऽभिज्ञाः सदसि सु-धियः सन्निधिं ते क्रियासुः । संरंसीष्ठाः सुर-मुनि-गते वर्त्मनि प्राज्य-धर्मे संभुत्सीष्ठाः सु-नय-नयनैर्विद्विषामीहितानि।" ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
"Oh King, smother the grief of the children and the aged produced by the slaying of a warrior. Let intelligent (men) well-versed in the exigencies of the sciences be by your side in the assembly; may you attain delight in (following the path abounding in righteousness ard traversed by the gods and the sages; (and), by means of the eyes in the form of good policies, may you understand well the motives (intentions) of your enemies."
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 19.30. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.