Verse 12·VR 5.25.12

लोकप्रवादः सत्योऽयं पण्डितैः समुदाहृतः | अकाले दुर्लभो मृत्युः स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा || ५-२५-१२ यदाहमेवं क्रूराभी राक्षसीभिरिहार्दिता | जीवामि हीना रामेण मुहूर्तमपि दुःखिता || ५-२५-१३

lokapravaadaH satyo.ayaM paNDitaiH samudaahR^itaH |akaale durlabho mR^ityuH striyaa vaa puruShasya vaa || 5-25-12yadaahamevaM kruuraabhii raakshasiibhirihaarditaa |jiivaami hiinaa raameNa muhuurtamapi duHkhitaa || 5-25-13

Translation

"I thus being tormented by cruel ogre women here lacking Rama, being tormented by grief, when I am living even for a moment,' death at wrong time to woman or to a man is hard' - thus being said this popular saying in the world is true."

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aham

I

evam

thus

aarditaa

being tormented

kruuraabhiH raakshasiibhiH

by cruel ogre women

iha

here

hiinaa

lacking

raameNa

Rama

duHkhaartaa

being tormented by grief

yadaa

when

jiivaami

I am living

muhuurtamapi

even for a moment

mR^ityuH

death

akaale

at wrong time

striyaaH vaa

to woman

purushhasya

or to a man

durlabhaH

is hard

samudaahR^itaH

(thus) being said;lokapravaadaH = the popular saying in the world

satyaH

is true.

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