शान्तं पापं न वः किंचित् कुतश्चिदमराधिप। अहं तु मग्नौ शौचामि स्वपुत्रौ विषमे स्थितौ॥ एतौ दृष्ट्वा कृशौ दीनौ सूर्यरश्मिप्रतापितौ। बध्यमानौ बलीवौं कर्षकेण दुरात्मना॥
śāntaṃ pāpaṃ na vaḥ kiṃcit kutaścidamarādhipa| ahaṃ tu magnau śaucāmi svaputrau viṣame sthitau|| etau dṛṣṭvā kṛśau dīnau sūryaraśmipratāpitau| badhyamānau balīvauṃ karṣakeṇa durātmanā||
English Meaning
Auspiciousness, O lord of celestials ! No sin is yours. But I mourn my sons fallen into evil plight, having seen them lean, distressed, and burnt by the rays of the sun, Balivardas afflicted by the wicked-minded ploughman.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)