क्षुत्तृट्परीतो ऽर्कदवानलानिलैः सन्तप्यमानः पथि तप्तवालुके कृच्छ्रेण पृष्ठे कशया च ताडितश्चलत्यशक्तो ऽपि निराश्रमोदके
kṣut-tṛṭ-parīto 'rka-davānalānilaiḥ santapyamānaḥ pathi tapta-vāluke kṛcchreṇa pṛṣṭhe kaśayā ca tāḍitaś calaty aśakto 'pi nirāśramodake
Synonyms
kṣut-tṛṭ—by hunger and thirst; parītaḥ—afflicted; arka—sun; dava-anala—forest fires; anilaiḥ—by winds; santapyamānaḥ—being scorched; pathi—on a road; tapta-vāluke—of hot sand; kṛcchreṇa—painfully; pṛṣṭhe—on the back; kaśayā—with a whip; ca—and; tāḍitaḥ—beaten; calati—he moves; aśaktaḥ—unable; api—although; nirāśrama-udake—without shelter or water..
Translation
Under the scorching sun, the criminal has to pass through roads of hot sand with forest fires on both sides. He is whipped on the back by the constables because of his inability to walk, and he is afflicted by hunger and thirst, but unfortunately there is no drinking water, no shelter and no place for rest on the road.