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[On king Dasaratha's refusal to accede to his request, Viswamitra gets enraged.]

तच्छ्रुत्वा राजशार्दूलो विश्वामित्रस्य भाषितम्।

मुहूर्तमिव निस्संज्ञस्संज्ञावानिदमब्रवीत्।।1.20.1।।

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राजशार्दूल: great king, विश्वामित्रस्य Visvamitra's, तत् भाषितम् those words, श्रुत्वा having heard, मुहूर्तमिव for a moment, निस्संज्ञ: lost his senses, संज्ञावान् regained his consciousness, इदम् अब्रवीत् thus spoke.

On hearing Viswamitra, words the tiger among kings (Dasaratha) lost his senses for a moment and on regaining his consciousness spoke this way.