तयोर्निर्भिन्नहृदयस्तर्जनैर्जातवेपथु: । पथि श्वभिर्भक्ष्यमाण आर्तोऽघं स्वमनुस्मरन् ॥ २१ ॥
tayor nirbhinna-hrdayas tarjanair jata-vepathuh pathi svabhir bhaksyamana arto ’gham svam anusmaran
- tayoh
- of the Yamadutas
- nirbhinna
- broken
- hrdayah
- his heart
- tarjanaih
- by the threatening
- jata
- arisen
- vepathuh
- trembling
- pathi
- on the road
- svabhih
- by dogs
- bhaksyamanah
- being bitten
- artah
- distressed
- agham
- sins
- svam
- his
- anusmaran
- remembering.
While carried by the constables of Yamaraja, he is overwhelmed and trembles in their hands. While passing on the road he is bitten by dogs, and he can remember the sinful activities of his life. He is thus terribly distressed.