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समृद्धिरसमृद्धिर्वा पूर्वेषां मम संजय । एवं विद्वान्युद्धमना भव मा प्रत्युपाहर॥५-१३२-११॥
Whether there is prosperity or lack of prosperity—such was the condition of my forebears, Saṃjaya. Knowing this, keep your mind oriented to strategic engagement; do not turn back.
english translation
नातः पापीयसीं कांचिदवस्थां शम्बरोऽब्रवीत् । यत्र नैवाद्य न प्रातर्भोजनं प्रतिदृश्यते॥५-१३२-१२॥
Śambara said that there is no condition more adverse than this—where neither food today nor a morning meal is to be seen.
english translation
पतिपुत्रवधादेतत्परमं दुःखमब्रवीत् । दारिद्र्यमिति यत्प्रोक्तं पर्यायमरणं हि तत्॥५-१३२-१३॥
He stated that this is the highest suffering—greater even than the loss of husband and son: what is called poverty is, in effect, a kind of ongoing death.
english translation
अहं महाकुले जाता ह्रदाद्ध्रदमिवागता । ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणैर्भर्त्रा परमपूजिता॥५-१३२-१४॥
I was born in a great lineage, as though moving from one lake to another. Endowed with every good fortune, I was greatly honored by my husband.
english translation
महार्हमाल्याभरणां सुमृष्टाम्बरवाससम् । पुरा दृष्ट्वा सुहृद्वर्गो मामपश्यत्सुदुर्गताम्॥५-१३२-१५॥
Those circles of friends who once saw me adorned with costly garlands and ornaments, wearing well-kept garments, now see me in severe misfortune.
english translation