इत्य् उक्त्वा सा तदालोक्य भर्तृभावभयातुरा । लता परशुकृत्तेव मूर्छिता पतिता भुवि
Having spoken thus, seeing that, overwhelmed by fear for her husband's fate, she fell fainting to the ground, like a vine cut by an axe.
विदूरथो ऽपि निर्जानुः प्रहरन्न् एव विद्विषि । पपात स्यन्दने ऽप्य् आशु छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः
And Viduratha, too, his knees severed, still striking at his enemy, quickly fell upon the chariot, like a tree with its roots cut.
पतन्न् एवैष सूतेन रथेनैवापवाहितः । यदा तदाहतिं तस्य कण्ठे ऽदात् सिन्धुर् उद्धतः
As he was falling, he was carried away in the chariot by the charioteer; at that moment, the excited horse struck his neck.
अर्धविच्छिन्नकण्ठो ऽसाव् अनुयातो ऽथ सिन्धुना । स्यन्दनेनाविशत् सद्म पद्मम् एवेन्दिरा यथा
With his neck half severed, he was then pursued by the horse, and entered the palace in the chariot, just as Lakshmi enters a lotus.
सरस्वतीप्रभावाढ्यं तत् प्रवेष्टुम् असौ गृहम् । नाशकन् मषको मत्तो महाज्वालान्तरं यथा
That house, endowed with the power of Sarasvati, he could not enter, being intoxicated like a fly unable to pass through a blazing fire.
खड्गावकृत्तगलगर्तगलत्सवातरक्तच्छटाच्छुरितवस्त्रतनुत्रगात्रम् । तत्याज तं भगवतीम् अभितो गृहान्तस् सूतः प्रविश्य मृतितल्पतले गतारिम्
His body, thin and stained with blood from the wound in his neck cut by the sword, his garments smeared with red, the charioteer left him near the goddess, entered the house, and lay on the bed of death, having escaped his enemy.
हतो राजा हतो राजा प्रतिराजेन संयुगे । इति शब्दे समुद्भूते राष्ट्रम् आसीद् भयाकुलम्
The king is slain, the king is slain by the rival king in battle—when this cry arose, the kingdom was seized with fear.
भाण्डोपस्करभाराढ्यविद्रवत्सकलप्रजम् । साक्रन्दार्तकलत्राढ्यद्रवन्नागरं दुर्गमम्
The entire populace, burdened with their possessions and household goods, fled; the city, filled with weeping wives, became a fortress in flight.
पलायमानसाक्रन्दमार्गाहृतवधूगणम् । अन्योऽन्यलुण्ठनव्यग्रलोकलग्नमहाहवम्
As people fled, the streets echoed with cries, wives were snatched away, and the great conflict was marked by frantic mutual plundering.
परराष्ट्रजनानीकताण्डवोल्लासनारवम् । निरधिष्ठितमातङ्गहयचारपतज्जनम्
The tumult of foreign soldiers dancing in triumph resounded, and the city was left without rulers, elephants, horses, spies, or flying messengers.
कवाटपाटनोड्डीनकोशोत्थारवघर्घरम् । लुण्ठितासङ्ख्यकौशेयप्रावृतारिभटोद्भटम्
With the rattling of doors being flung open, the clamor of treasure chests being unlocked, and the tumult of enemy soldiers, wrapped in countless looted silken garments.
क्षुरिकोत्पाटितार्द्रान्त्रमृतराजगृहाङ्गनम् । राजान्तःपुरविश्रान्तचण्डालश्वपचोत्करम्
With the palace courtyard stained by the intestines of the dead, torn out by daggers, and heaps of outcaste and dog-eater corpses resting in the royal inner chambers.
गृहापहृतभोज्यान्नभोजनोन्मुखपामरम् । सहेमभारचौरौघपादाहतरुदच्छिशु
With commoners eager for food, their meals stolen from their homes, and children lying on the ground, their limbs crushed by the feet of bands of gold-laden thieves.
अपूर्वतरुणाक्रान्तकेशान्तःपुरिकाङ्गनम् । चौरहस्तच्युतानर्घरत्नदन्तुरमार्गदिक्
With young women of the inner apartments, their hair disheveled by the assault of strangers, and the streets littered with priceless jewels dropped from the hands of fleeing thieves.
हयेभरथसङ्घट्टव्यग्रसामन्तमण्डलम् । अभिषेकोद्यमादेशपरमन्त्रिपुरस्सरम्
With the circle of vassals in turmoil, their horses and chariots colliding in confusion, and the chief ministers leading the preparations for the royal consecration.
राजधानीविनिर्माणसानुस्थस्थपतीश्वरम् । कूपवातायनश्वभ्रनिपतद्राजवल्लभम्
With the master architects standing on the slopes, constructing the royal city, and the king's favorites falling from wells, windows, and balconies.
जयशब्दशतोद्घोषसिन्धुराजन्यनिर्भरम् । असङ्ख्यनिजराजौघवृतसिन्धुकृतस्थितिम्
Resounding with hundreds of victory cries, filled with multitudes of warriors, and surrounded by countless hosts of its own kings, standing firm like an ocean.
ग्रामान्तरसमाक्रान्तविद्रवद्राजवल्लभम् । मण्डलान्तरसञ्जातनगरग्रामलुण्ठनम्
With the king's favorites fleeing as villages are overrun, and the plundering of towns and villages arising in neighboring territories.
अनन्तचौर्यमौखर्यरुद्धमार्गगमागमम् । महानुभाववैधुर्यसनीहारदिनातपम्
The roads were blocked by endless thievery and harsh speech, and the heat of day was intensified by the presence of great and powerful people, dazzling like jewels.
मृतबन्धुजनाक्रन्दैर् श्रुततूर्यरवैर् अपि । हयेभरथशब्दैश् च पिण्डग्राह्यघनध्वनि
There were the cries of those mourning their dead relatives, the sounds of musical instruments, and the heavy, indistinct noise of horses and elephants, all mingling together.
सिन्धुदेवो जयत्य् एकच्छत्त्रभूमण्डलाधिपः । इत्य् अनन्तरम् आरेमुर् भेर्यः प्रतिपुरं तदा
Then, in every city, drums were sounded, proclaiming, 'Victory to King Sindhudeva, sovereign of the single-umbrella realm!'
राजधानीं विवेशाथ सिन्धुर् उद्धतकन्धरः । प्रजास् स्रष्टुं युगस्यान्ते मनुर् जगद् इवापरः
Sindhu, his neck held high, entered the capital city, as if he were another Manu at the end of an age, about to create new subjects for the world.
प्रवृत्ता दशदिग्भ्यो ऽथ प्रवेष्टुं सैन्धवं पुरम् । नराः करिहयागारै रत्नपूरा इवाम्भुधिम्
Then people from all ten directions began to enter the city of Sindhu, like treasures pouring into the ocean from stables of elephants and horses.
निबन्धनानि चिह्नानि शासनानि दिशां प्रति । क्षणं निवेशयाम् आसुर् मण्डलं प्रति मन्त्रिणः
For a moment, the ministers established regulations, marks, and decrees for each region and for the entire realm.
उदभूद् अचिरेणैव देशे देशे पुरे पुरे । जीविते मरणे माने नियमो यमतो यथा
Very soon, in every land and every city, order arose in life and death, in honor and dishonor, just as discipline comes from Yama.
अथ शेमुर् निमेषेण देशोपप्लवविभ्रमाः । प्रशान्तोत्पातपवनाः पदार्थावृत्तयो यथा
Then, in an instant, the disturbances and confusions of the land subsided, as the winds of calamity were calmed and things returned to their proper course.
सौम्यताम् आजगामाशु देशो दशदिगन्वितः । क्षीरोदः क्षुभितावर्तो द्राग् इवोद्वृत्तमन्दरः
The region, adorned with the ten directions, swiftly became gentle, like the ocean of milk with its churning waves, suddenly calmed after the Mandara mountain was raised.
ववुर् अलकचयान् विलोलयन्तो मुखकमलालिमुखानि सैन्धवीनाम् । जललववलनाकुलास् समीरा अशिवगुणा इव सर्वतः क्षणेन
Winds blew, tossing the locks of hair and stirring the lotus-like faces of the Sindhu women; everywhere, in an instant, the air was filled with restless gusts, as if bearing inauspicious qualities.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे लीला समुवाच सरस्वतीम् । श्वासावशेषम् आलोक्य पूर्वं भर्तारम् अग्रगम्
At that moment, Lila spoke to Sarasvati, having first observed her husband, who was left with only a breath of life.
प्रवृत्तो देहम् उत्स्रष्टुं मद्भर्तायम् इहाम्बिके । स्थिता च मृतकल्पेयं लीला निस्स्पन्दगात्रिका
My husband here, O Ambika, is about to abandon his body; and this Lila, too, stands as if lifeless, her limbs unmoving.