विशीर्णरत्नकवचं विभ्रष्टाभरणस्रजम् । शरनिर्भिन्नहृदयं शयानमसृगाविलम् ॥ २९ ॥ प्रकीर्णकेशं ध्वस्ताक्षं रभसा दष्टदच्छदम् । रज:कुण्ठमुखाम्भोजं छिन्नायुधभुजं मृधे ॥ ३० ॥ उशीनरेन्द्रं विधिना तथा कृतं पतिं महिष्य: प्रसमीक्ष्य दु:खिता: । हता: स्म नाथेति करैरुरो भृशं घ्नन्त्यो मुहुस्तत्पदयोरुपापतन् ॥ ३१ ॥
visirna-ratna-kavacam vibhrastabharana-srajam sara-nirbhinna-hrdayam sayanam asrg-avilam prakirna-kesam dhvastaksam rabhasa dasta-dacchadam rajah-kuntha-mukhambhojam chinnayudha-bhujam mrdhe usinarendram vidhina tatha krtam patim mahisyah prasamiksya duhkhitah hatah sma natheti karair uro bhrsam ghnantyo muhus tat-padayor upapatan
- visirna
- scattered here and there
- ratna
- made of jewels
- kavacam
- protective armor
- vibhrasta
- fallen off
- abharana
- ornaments
- srajam
- garlands
- sara-nirbhinna
- pierced by arrows
- hrdayam
- the heart
- sayanam
- lying down
- asrk-avilam
- smeared with blood
- prakirna-kesam
- his hair loosened and scattered
- dhvasta-aksam
- his eyes obscured
- rabhasa
- with anger
- dasta
- bitten
- dacchadam
- his lips
- rajah-kuntha
- covered with dust
- mukha-ambhojam
- his face, which had formerly resembled a lotus flower
- chinna
- cut off
- ayudha-bhujam
- his arms and weapons
- mrdhe
- on the battlefield
- usinara-indram
- the master of the state of Usinara
- vidhina
- by providence
- tatha
- thus
- krtam
- forced into this position
- patim
- the husband
- mahisyah
- the queens
- prasamiksya
- seeing
- duhkhitah
- very much aggrieved
- hatah
- killed
- sma
- certainly
- natha
- O husband
- iti
- thus
- karaih
- with the hands
- urah
- the breast
- bhrsam
- constantly
- ghnantyah
- pounding
- muhuh
- again and again
- tat-padayoh
- at the feet of the King
- upapatan
- fell down
His golden, bejeweled armor smashed, his ornaments and garlands fallen from their places, his hair scattered and his eyes lusterless, the slain King lay on the battlefield, his entire body smeared with blood, his heart pierced by the arrows of the enemy. When he died he had wanted to show his prowess, and thus he had bitten his lips, and his teeth remained in that position. His beautiful lotuslike face was now black and covered with dust from the battlefield. His arms, with his sword and other weapons, were cut and broken. When the queens of the King of Usinara saw their husband lying in that position, they began crying, “O lord, now that you have been killed, we also have been killed.” Repeating these words again and again, they fell down, pounding their breasts, at the feet of the dead King.