rūpalāvaṇyasampadbhir uttamābhir alaṃkṛtaṃ |
dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā yam asmākaṃ (4)parā prītir abhūt purā |1|
tam enaṃ sāmprataṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyaghātair adhiṣṭhitaṃ |
tīvraśokā(5)bhibhūtāni sphuṭantīva manānsi naḥ |2|
manonayanahāritvād yo mahājanavallabhaḥ |
tasyo(1)pari kathan nāma rājñā daṇḍo nipātyate |3|
nirīkṣamāṇā yan nityaṃ tṛptin nāyānti dehinaḥ |
va(2)dhāya sa kathaṃ tyakto ghṛṇā tyaktādya mantribhiḥ |4|
cāritryaṃ vinayopetaṃ yasya khyātaṃ muner i(3)va |
kathaṃ saṃbhāvyate tasya hy aparādho ’yam īdṛśaḥ |5|
adharmo vata jāgarti dharmaḥ su(4)pto ’tha vā mṛtaḥ |
yad evaṃ guṇino ’py asya viyogo ’yam upasthitaḥ |6|
’di yi gzugs daṅ mdog mdaṅs daṅ || phun tshogs rgyan gyi mchog rnams ni ||
mthoṅ źiṅ mthoṅ źiṅ bdag cag rnams || sṅon chad mchog tu dga’ bar gyur ||
da ltar (4) de ñid gsod ma pa’i || skyes bus zin pa mthoṅ pas na ||
mya ṅan drag pos zil mnan pas || bdag cag sñiṅ ni gas sñam byed ||
yid daṅ mig ni ’phrog byed ciṅ || skye bo maṅ po’i yid ’oṅ gaṅ ||
de la ci phyir rgyal po yi || chad pa dag ni ’bebs par ’gyur || (5)
rtag tu bltas par gyur kyaṅ ni || lus can ṅoms par mi ’gyur ba ||
sñiṅ rje spaṅs pa’i blon po yis || gsod pa’i phyir ni ci yi phyir ||
gaṅ źig thub pa lta bu yi || kun spyod dul bar ldan grags pa’i ||
de la ñes pa ’di ’dra ba || ’byuṅ bar ’gyur ba gal (6) srid ||
’di ltar yon tan can ’di daṅ || ’bral ba ’dir ni ñer gnas pa ||
kye ma chos min mel rtse byed || chos ni śi’am gñid log gyur ||
With highest perfection of beauty and form is he adorned, whom whenever we beheld, great pleasure was ours. (1)
Now, beholding that same one, guarded by the executioners, our minds, overcome by intense grief, become rent asunder, as it were. (2)
How, indeed, is punishment inflicted by the king upon him who, by reason of captivating their minds and eyes, is dear to the populace. (3)
Today, abandoning compassion, how have the ministers given up for execution him, ever beholding whom, living creatures find no satisfaction? (4)
How, indeed, could a crime such as this be thought possible of him whose conduct is well mannered and famed as that of a sage? (5)
Unrighteousness is indeed awake, while righteousness sleeps or else is dead, that this separation from one that is even so virtuous is at hand." (6)
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