Sanskrit quote nr. 18 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकरुण कातरमनसा दर्शितनीरा निरन्तरालेयम् ।
त्वामनुधावति विमुखं गङ्गेव भगीरथं दृष्टिः ॥akaruṇa kātaramanasā darśitanīrā nirantarāleyam |
tvāmanudhāvati vimukhaṃ gaṅgeva bhagīrathaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ ||
Meter name: Āryā; Type: Mātrācchanda; 19 syllables per quarter (pāda).
Primary English translation:
“O pitiless man, with an agitated mind my eyes shed a continuous flow of tears and follow you with your face averted, like Gaṅgā following Bhagīratha.”
(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)
