हिंसायै किं समभवमिह क्षान्तये वा क्षमायां
किं वा तत्त्वाध्ययनमुषितं द्वन्द्विचिह्नं प्रमार्ष्टुम् ।
बन्धोर्वृत्तिं हरसि यदरे भारताक्रान्तलोभस्
तत्ते शस्त्रैरुचितमतिथेः स्वागतं भुङ्क्ष्व भोगम् ।।
Hiṃsāyai kiṃ samabhavam iha kṣāntaye vā kṣamāyāṃ
Kiṃ vā tattvā‘dhyayanam uṣitaṃ dvandvi-cihnaṃ pramārṣṭum
Bandhor vṛttiṃ harasi yad are Bhārat’ākrānta-lobhas
Tat te śastrair ucitam atitheḥ svāgataṃ bhuṅkṣva bhogam
For slaughter did I take birth here on resilient earth, or for endurance?
Or, in the study of philosophy did I take shelter, my opponent’s mark to erase?
Since you steal your sibling’s livelihood, enemy, your greed invading India,
Therefore, as a guest, your welcome with weapons is appropriate. Suffer your consequence!
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BrhannadaArmour @BrhannadaArmour
+ 12
1 years ago
In Saṃskṛta, this verse is in the metre called Mandākrāntā, famously used by Kālidāsa for the entirety of his poem Meghadūta.To learn more about Mandākrāntā:First join the Saṃskṛta Text Discussion Forum: www.indiaforums.com/forum/1433Then read this post in the "Metres of Saṃskṛta Poetry" topic:www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/161841478
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ranibowsprimkls @Satrangi_Curls
+ 25
1 years ago
Well penned! 👍👍P.S. last line *you're welcome with your weapons... Instead of your welcome. :)