पशुवद्यवनैरेष नीयमान: स्वकं क्षयम् । अन्वद्रवन्ननुपथा: शोचन्तो भृशमातुरा: ॥ २३ ॥
pasuvad yavanair esa niyamanah svakam ksayam anvadravann anupathah socanto bhrsam aturah
- pasu-vat
- like an animal
- yavanaih
- by the Yavanas
- esah
- Puranjana
- niyamanah
- being arrested and taken away
- svakam
- to their own
- ksayam
- abode
- anvadravan
- followed
- anupathah
- his attendants
- socantah
- lamenting
- bhrsam
- greatly
- aturah
- being distressed.
When the Yavanas were taking King Puranjana away to their place, binding him like an animal, the King’s followers became greatly aggrieved. While they lamented, they were forced to go along with him.