अहो असाध्वनुष्ठितं यदभिनिवेशितोऽहमिन्द्रियैरविद्यारचितविषमविषयान्धकूपे तदलमलममुष्या वनिताया विनोदमृगं मां धिग्धिगिति गर्हयाञ्चकार ॥ ३७ ॥
aho asadhv anusthitam yad abhinivesito ’ham indriyair avidya-racita-visama-visayandha-kupe tad alam alam amusya vanitaya vinoda-mrgam mam dhig dhig iti garhayam cakara.
- aho
- alas
- asadhu
- not good
- anusthitam
- executed
- yat
- because
- abhinivesitah
- being completely absorbed
- aham
- I
- indriyaih
- for sense gratification
- avidya
- by nescience
- racita
- made
- visama
- causing distress
- visaya
- sense gratification
- andha-kupe
- in the dark well
- tat
- that
- alam
- insignificant
- alam
- of no importance
- amusyah
- of that
- vanitayah
- wife
- vinoda-mrgam
- just like a dancing monkey
- mam
- unto me
- dhik
- all condemnation
- dhik
- all condemnation
- iti
- thus
- garhayam
- criticism
- cakara
- he did
The King thus began criticizing himself: Alas, how condemned I have become because of my sense gratification! I have now fallen into material enjoyment, which is exactly like a covered well. I have had enough! I am not going to enjoy any more. Just see how I have become like a dancing monkey in the hands of my wife. Because of this, I am condemned.