manual SHOBNMK

04024

04024001 vaizamMpAyana uvAca
'vaizaMpAyana said,

04024001a kIcakasya tu ghAtena sAnujasya vizAmM pate
'At the slaughter of Kichaka and brothers, O king,

04024001c atyAhitaJM cintayitvA vyasmayanta pRthagjanAH
people, thinking of this terrible feat, were filled with surprise.

04024002a tasmin pure janapade saJMjalpo 'bhUc ca sarvazaH
And in the city and the provinces it was generally bruited about

04024002c zauryAd dhi vallabho rAjJo mahAsattvaz ca kIcakaH
that for bravery the mighty kIcaka had been the king's favorite

04024003a AsIt prahartA ca nRNAnM dArAmarzI ca durmatiH
but had been a wicked oppressor of men and a dishonourer of other people's wives.

04024003c sa hataH khalu pApAtmA gandharvair duSTapUruSaH
And it was for this that wicked of sinful soul had been slain by the gandharvas.