rājñaḥ kāśī-pater jñātvā
mahiṣyaḥ putra-bāndhavāḥ
paurāś ca hā hatā rājan
nātha nātheti prārudan

 rājñaḥ - of the King; kāśī-pateḥ - the lord of Kāśī; jñātvā - recognizing; mahiṣyaḥ - his queens; putra - his sons; bāndhavāḥ - and other relatives; paurāḥ - the citizens of the city; ca - and; hā - alas; hatāḥ - (we are) killed; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); nātha nātha - O master, master; iti - thus; prārudan - they cried out loud.


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My dear King, when they recognized it as the head of their King — the lord of Kāśi — his queens, sons and other relatives, along with all the citizens of the city, began to cry pitifully: “Alas, we are killed! O my lord, my lord!”

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