नेदीयसां त्रयाणां तु द्विजस्ते भस्मतां गतः । राजा माल्यान्तरगतः संस्थितोऽन्तःपुरे शवः ॥ २० ॥
nēdīyasāṁ trayāṇāṁ tu dvijastē bhasmatāṁ gataḥ | rājā mālyāntaragataḥ saṁsthitō’ntaḥpurē śavaḥ || 20 ||
Translation
Of the three nearest, your brahmin has become ash; the king lies a corpse in the inner palace, among the garlands;
Word by word
- nēdīyasāṁ
- nearest
- trayāṇāṁ
- of the three
- tu
- and
- dvijas
- (dvijaḥ) brahmin
- tē
- your
- bhasmatāṁ
- ash
- gataḥ
- has become; lying
- rājā
- the king
- mālya
- the garlands
- antara
- among
- saṁsthitō
- (saṃsthitaḥ) lies
- antaḥpurē
- in the inner palace
- śavaḥ
- a corpse
Meaning
The brahmin's body was burnt; Padma's body still lies in state, kept fresh by the goddess's boon (3.15).