उपरक्तम् eclipsed, आदित्यम् इव like the Sun, भस्मच्छन्नम् covered with ashes, अनलम् इव like fire, निस्तोयम् dried up, तटाकम् इव like a tank, जगतीपतिम् lord of the world, अपश्यत् saw.

He saw the lord of the world (Dasaratha) dull like the Sun in eclipse, like the fire covered with ashes, like a tank with its water dried up.