रणखण्डितदेहेऽस्मिन् मृतेऽन्तःपुरमण्डपे । निर्जला नलिनीवाऽसौ परां म्लानिमुपाययौ ॥ ४५ ॥
raṇakhaṇḍitadēhē’smin mṛtē’ntaḥpuramaṇḍapē | nirjalā nalinīvā’sau parāṁ mlānimupāyayau || 45 ||
Translation
When he died in the inner pavilion, his body cut in battle, she withered utterly, like a lotus pond without water.
Word by word
- raṇa
- in battle
- khaṇḍita
- cut
- dēhē
- his body
- asmin
- when he
- mṛtē
- died
- antaḥpura
- inner
- maṇḍapē
- in the pavilion
- nirjalā
- without water
- nalinī
- a lotus pond
- iva
- like
- asau
- she
- parāṁ
- utterly
- mlānim
- withered
- upāyayau
- came to
Meaning
The commentary: the king, wounded by enemies in battle, died in the inner apartments; and when he died, Queen Līlā withered utterly, as a lotus pond does without water.