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शक्य आपतितः सोढुं प्रहारो रिपुहस्ततः । सोढुंमापतितश्शोकस्सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि न शक्यते ॥ २-६२-१६
One can endure an unexpected blow from the enemy's hand but to endure unexpected grief, however slight it may be, is impossible. [2-62-16]
english translation
धर्मज्ञा श्श्रुतिमन्तोऽपि छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयाः । यतयो वीर मुह्यन्ति शोकसम्मूढचेतसः ॥ २-६२-१७
Oh ! heroic one, even learned ascetics who are well versed in ethics and scriptures and who are free from doubts with regard to dharma and artha, are deluded by grief. [2-62-17]
english translation
वनवासाय रामस्य पञ्चरात्रोऽद्य गण्यते । यः शोकहतहर्षायाः पञ्चवर्षोपमो मम ॥ २-६२-१८
This is the fifth night of Rama's exile, but it is like five years to me whose joy has been destroyed by sorrow. [2-62-18]
english translation
तं हि चिन्तयमानायाः शोकोऽयं हृदि वर्धते । नदीनामिव वेगेन समुद्रसलिलं महत् ॥ २-६२-१९
As I think of Rama, my heart swells with sorrow just as the ocean rises with rushing rivers.' [2-62-19]
english translation
एवं हि कथयन्त्यास्तु कौसल्यायाः शुभं वचः । मन्दरश्मिरभूत्सूर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ॥ २-६२-२०
While Kausalya was speaking these heart touching words, the rays of the Sun began to fade and the night fell. [2-62-20]
english translation