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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 13 Shloka 4
Original Shloka
एवमुक्तस्तु कैकेय्या राजा दशरथस्तदा। प्रत्युवाच ततः क्रुद्धो मुहूर्तं विह्वलन्निव।।2.13.4।।
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English Translation

तदा then, कैकेय्या by Kaikeyi, एवम् in this way, उक्तः having said, राजा दशरथः king Dasaratha, क्रुद्धः in indignation, मुहूर्तम् for a while, विह्वलन्निव as if in a state of delirium, ततः afterwards, प्रत्युवाच replied.

English Commentary

Thus addressed by Kaikeyi, king Dasaratha flew into a temper for a while, and then as if in a state of delirium, replied: