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

tacchrutvā rājaśārdūlō viśvāmitrasya bhāṣitam.

muhūrtamiva nissaṅjñassaṅjñāvānidamabravīt৷৷1.20.1৷৷

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rājaśārdūla: great king, viśvāmitrasya Visvamitra's, tat bhāṣitam those words, śrutvā having heard, muhūrtamiva for a moment, nissaṅjña: lost his senses, saṅjñāvān regained his consciousness, idam abravīt 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.