Shloka 13

Devanagari script

व्यालतस्करसंकीर्णे सार्थहीना यथा वने । सूतपुत्रे हते राजंस्तव योधास्तथाभवन्‌,राजन! जैसे सर्पों और चोरों-बटमारोंसे भरे हुए वनमें अपने दलसे बिछुड़े हुए लोग अनाथ हो भारी विपत्तिमें पड़ जाते हैं, सूतपुत्र कर्णके मारे जानेपर आपके योद्धाओंकी भी वैसी ही दशा हो गयी

Translation

O king, as men who, separated from their company in a forest swarming with serpents and bandits, become helpless and fall into grievous peril—so did your warriors fare when the charioteer’s son, Karna, was slain.

Word by Word

व्यालin (a place with) serpents

तस्करin (a place with) thieves/robbers

संकीर्णेcrowded/filled (with)

सार्थwith the caravan/company

हीनाdeprived of, separated from

यथाas/just as

वनेin the forest

सूतin/with the charioteer (lineage)

पुत्रेin the son

हतेwhen slain

राजन्O king

तवyour

योधाःwarriors

तथाso/thus

अभवन्became/were

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