न विद्मः किं महाबाहो तस्य तादृशचेतसः । कुर्मः कमलपत्राक्ष गतिरत्र हि नो भवान् ॥ ४१ ॥
na vidmaḥ kiṁ mahābāhō tasya tādṛśacētasaḥ | kurmaḥ kamalapatrākṣa gatiratra hi nō bhavān || 41 ||
Translation
"We do not know, long-armed one, what to do for him, with his mind in such a state. Lotus-eyed king, you are our only refuge in this.
Word by word
- na
- not
- vidmaḥ
- we know
- kiṁ
- what
- mahābāhō
- long-armed one
- tasya
- for him
- tādṛśa
- in such a state
- cētasaḥ
- with his mind
- kurmaḥ
- to do
- kamala
- lotus
- patra
- petal
- akṣa
- eyed
- gatir
- (gatiḥ) refuge
- atra
- in this
- hi
- indeed
- nō
- our
- bhavān
- you are
Meaning
The servants turn to the king for help.