क्षतविक्षतसर्वाङ्गः करुणाक्रन्दकर्कशः । उपवासरतो ग्रामो दीनो मृतिपरः स्थितः ॥ २८ ॥
kṣatavikṣatasarvāṅgaḥ karuṇākrandakarkaśaḥ | upavāsaratō grāmō dīnō mṛtiparaḥ sthitaḥ || 28 ||
Translation
The village, wounded all over its body, harsh with cries of pity, given to fasting, stands wretched, bent on death.
Word by word
- kṣata
- wounded
- vikṣata
- all over
- sarva
- all
- aṅgaḥ
- its body
- karuṇā
- of pity
- ākranda
- with cries
- karkaśaḥ
- harsh
- upavāsa
- to fasting
- ratō
- (rataḥ) given
- grāmō
- (grāmaḥ) the village
- dīnō
- (dīnaḥ) wretched
- mṛti
- on death
- paraḥ
- bent
- sthitaḥ
- stands
Meaning
Another commentary: the people of the village, their limbs bruised from falling to the ground again and again in grief, crying out and fasting, are near death.