शयान: परिशोचद्भि: परिवीत: स्वबन्धुभि: । वाच्यमानोऽपि न ब्रूते कालपाशवशं गत: ॥ १७ ॥
sayanah parisocadbhih parivitah sva-bandhubhih vacyamano ’pi na brute kala-pasa-vasam gatah
- sayanah
- lying down
- parisocadbhih
- lamenting
- parivitah
- surrounded
- sva-bandhubhih
- by his relatives and friends
- vacyamanah
- being urged to speak
- api
- although
- na
- not
- brute
- he speaks
- kala
- of time
- pasa
- the noose
- vasam
- under the control of
- gatah
- gone.
In this way he comes under the clutches of death and lies down, surrounded by lamenting friends and relatives, and although he wants to speak with them, he no longer can because he is under the control of time.