Mahabharat

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तत कषुधार्तैर निरानन्दैः शवभूतैस तदा नरैः अभवत परेतराजस्य पुरं परेतैर इवावृतम ।। १-१६३-१६ ।।

sanskrit

'Ravaged by famine, the once-vibrant capital of King Samvarana descends into a necropolis of the living, its streets haunted by emaciated, sorrow-stricken citizens who wander like specters through a cityscape that now mirrors Yama's grim dominion.' ।। 1-163-16 ।।

english translation

tata kaSudhArtaira nirAnandaiH zavabhUtaisa tadA naraiH abhavata paretarAjasya puraM paretaira ivAvRtama || 1-163-16 ||

hk transliteration