Canonical Ref: BK 3.19
Metrical Form: उपजातिः
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
प्रतीय सा पूर्ददृशे जनेन द्यौर्भानु-शीतांशु-विनाकृतेव । राजन्य-नक्षत्र-समन्विताऽपि शोकाऽन्धकार-क्षत-सर्व-चेष्टा ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
On returning, was seen by the people the city resembling the sky bereft of the Sun and the Moon, devoid of all activity due to the darkness of grief, though endowed with stars in the form of warriors.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 3.19. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.