ककारकूटकीर्त्तनफलम्The fruit of reciting the hymn of ka
Verse 43
दस्युग्रस्ते ग्रामदाहे सिंहव्याघ्रावृते तथा ॥ ४३ ॥
dasyugrastē grāmadāhē siṁhavyāghrāvṛtē tathā || 43 ||
Translation
when seized by robbers, when the village burns, when surrounded by lions and tigers,
Word by word
- dasyu
- by robbers
- grastē
- when seized
- grāma
- the village
- dāhē
- when burns
- siṁha
- by lions
- vyāghra
- and tigers
- āvṛtē
- when surrounded
- tathā
- also
Meaning
A half-verse continuing the dangers: robbers (dasyu), a village on fire, wild beasts. These were the real terrors of travel and village life when the text was written.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 40.