स्तनद्वयं कुङ्कुमपङ्कमण्डितं
निषिञ्चती साञ्जनबाष्पबिन्दुभिः ।
विकीर्य केशान् विगलत्स्रजः सुतं
शुशोच चित्रं कुररीव सुस्वरम् ॥५३॥

stana-dvayaá¹ kuá¹…kuma-paá¹…ka-maṇá¸itaá¹
niá¹£iñcatÄ« sÄñjana-bÄá¹£pa-bindubhiḥ
vikÄ«rya keÅ›Än vigalat-srajaḥ sutaá¹
śuśoca citraṠkurarīva susvaram

 stana-dvayam - her two breasts; kuá¹…kuma - with kuá¹…kuma powder (which is generally sprayed on the breasts of women); paá¹…ka - ointment; maṇá¸itam - decorated; niá¹£iñcatÄ« - moistening; sa-añjana - mixed with the eye ointment; bÄá¹£pa - of tears; bindubhiḥ - by drops; vikÄ«rya - scattering; keÅ›Än - hair; vigalat - was falling down; srajaḥ - on which the flower garland; sutam - for her son; Å›uÅ›oca - lamented; citram - variegated; kurarÄ« iva - like a kurarÄ« bird; su-svaram - in a very sweet voice.


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The garland of flowers decorating the Queen’s head fell, and her hair scattered. Falling tears melted the collyrium on her eyes and moistened her breasts, which were covered with kuṅkuma powder. As she lamented the loss of her son, her loud crying resembled the sweet sound of a kurarī bird.

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