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न गजा नग-जा दयिता दयिता, वि-गतं विगतं, ललितं ललितम् । |
9. Elephants procured from forests, though dear, were not protected ; the flight of birds disappeared ; (any) desirable (object) was crushed; the proud ladies became devoid of joy, as if struck by diseases (or injured in running) : due to (adverse times) death befelt the great without any fighting.
10. The monkey burnt down the city (that was) never seiged by monkeys nor by the great (gods) of terrific valour, nor by men.
11. The city that stood on the earth, that shone with no mean lustre, that was clustered (with gold mansions), came into contact with fire and melted away quickly; never conquered by the highest (mightiest) enemies, the city was levelled down on all sides, with its outer gates crashed down.
12. The best of monkeys saw groups of attractive women, wearing necklaces, vanishing away, unaccompanied by soldiers.
13. The golden wells whose clear water was dried up did not allay the physical agonies of the women. Nor did the enemy's women have any comfort on approaching the trees whose leaves and flowers were enveloped by fire.
