ततश्शृत्वा महाराजः कैकेय्या दारुणं वचः। चिन्तामभिसमापेदे मुहूर्तं प्रतताप च।।2.12.1।।
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English Translation
महाराजः maharaja कैकेय्याः Kaikeyi's, दारुणम् dreadful, वचः words, श्रुत्वा having heard, ततः thereafter, चिन्ताम् grief, अभिसमापेदे got, मुहूर्तम् for a moment, प्रतताप च was extremely distressed.
English Commentary
After hearing the dreadful words of Kaikeyi, the maharaja (Dasaratha), engulfed in grief, was extremely distressed for a moment. Lamentations of king Dasaratha.