अहो पृथापि ध्रियतेऽर्भकार्थे राजर्षिवर्येण विनापि तेन । यस्त्वेकवीरोऽधिरथो विजिग्ये धनुर्द्वितीय: ककुभश्चतस्र: ॥ ४० ॥
aho prthapi dhriyate ’rbhakarthe rajarsi-varyena vinapi tena yas tv eka-viro ’dhiratho vijigye dhanur dvitiyah kakubhas catasrah
- aho
- O my lord
- prtha
- Kunti
- api
- also
- dhriyate
- bears her life
- arbhaka-arthe
- for the sake of fatherless children
- rajarsi
- King Pandu
- varyena
- the best
- vina api
- without him
- tena
- him
- yah
- one who
- tu
- but
- eka
- alone
- virah
- the warrior
- adhirathah
- commander
- vijigye
- could conquer
- dhanuh
- the bow
- dvitiyah
- the second
- kakubhah
- directions
- catasrah
- four.
O my lord, is Prtha still living? She lived only for the sake of her fatherless children; otherwise it was impossible for her to live without King Pandu, who was the greatest commander and who alone conquered the four directions simply with the help of a second bow.