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उत्पत्य गगने तूर्णं निष्पत्य धरणी तले ॥ भ्रामंभ्रामं स्वपरितः पपात मेदनीं परि ॥ १६ ॥
After shooting up in the sky, it fell on the ground and rolled over the earth all round.
english translation
भस्मसात्कृतवान्साधो मदनं तावदेव हि ॥ यावच्च मरुतां वाचः क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतामिति ॥ १७ ॥
Even before the gods had the time to say “Let him be forgiven, let him be excused” it reduced Kāma to ashes.
english translation
हते तस्मिन्स्मरे वीरे देव दुःखमुपागताः ॥ रुरुदुर्विह्वलाश्चातिक्रोशतः किमभूदिति ॥ १८ ॥
When the heroic Kāma was thus slain, the gods became miserable. In their agitation they lamented much and saying “O what has happened?” they cried aloud.
english translation
श्वेतांगा विकृतात्मा च गिरिराजसुता तदा ॥ जगाम मंदिरं स्वं च समादाय सखीजनम् ॥ १९ ॥
With pallid face and limbs, the extremely agitated daughter of the king of mountains returned to her palace taking the maids along with her.
english translation
क्षणमात्रं रतिस्तत्र विसंज्ञा साभवत्तदा ॥ भर्तृमृत्युजदुःखेन पतिता सा मृता इव ॥2-3-19-२०॥
Due to the misery on account of the death of her husband, Rati fell down unconscious, as if dead.
english translation