तैलद्रोण्यां तु सचिवैश्शायितं तं नराधिपम्। हा मृतोऽयमिति ज्ञात्वा स्त्रियस्ताः पर्यदेवयन्।।2.66.16।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
सचिवैः by counsellors, तैलद्रोण्याम् in the oil vat, शायितम् made to lay down, तं नराधिपम् that king, ज्ञात्वा on knowing (having seen), हा alas, अयम् this, मृतः is dead, इति in this way, ताः those, स्त्रियः women, पर्यदेवयन् cried.
English Commentary
On seeing the king's body laid in the oil vat by the counsellors, the women cried Alas, the king is dead.