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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 46 of 60
SB 6.14.46

सा शयानमुपव्रज्य दृष्ट्वा चोत्तारलोचनम् प्राणेन्द्रियात्मभिस्त्यक्तं हतास्मीत्यपतद्भुवि

sā śayānam upavrajya dṛṣṭvā cottāra-locanam prāṇendriyātmabhis tyaktaṁ hatāsmīty apatad bhuvi

Synonyms

she (the maidservant); śayānamlying down; upavrajyagoing to; dṛṣṭvāseeing; caalso; uttāra-locanamhis eyes turned upward (as are those of a dead body); prāṇa-indriya-ātmabhiḥby the life force, senses and mind; tyaktamabandoned; hatā asminow I am doomed; itithus; apatatfell down; bhuvion the ground..

Translation

When the maidservant approached the child, who was lying down, she saw that his eyes were turned upward. There were no signs of life, all his senses having stopped, and she could understand that the child was dead. Seeing this, she immediately cried, "Now I am doomed," and fell to the ground.

Verse 46 of 60
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