प्रशान्तजनसंचारा रथ्या क्षारविधूसरा । विधवा विगतानन्दा संशून्यहृदया स्थिता ॥ ३० ॥
praśāntajanasaṁcārā rathyā kṣāravidhūsarā | vidhavā vigatānandā saṁśūnyahṛdayā sthitā || 30 ||
Translation
The street, where no one passes now, grey with ash, stands like a widow, her joy gone, her heart empty.
Word by word
- praśānta
- passes now no
- jana
- one
- saṁcārā
- where
- rathyā
- the street
- kṣāra
- with ash
- vidhūsarā
- grey
- vidhavā
- a widow
- vigata
- gone
- ānandā
- her joy
- saṁśūnya
- empty
- hṛdayā
- her heart
- sthitā
- stands
Meaning
Ash is the mark of mourning; a widow smears it on herself.