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विपरीतश्च वृद्धश्च विषयैश्च प्रधर्षितः।

नृपः किमिव न ब्रूयाच्चोद्यमानस्समन्मथः।।2.21.3।।

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विपरीतश्च man of perverse nature, वृद्धश्च aged also, विषयैः by carnal pleasures, प्रधर्षितः च struck, समन्मथः ruled by passion, नृपः king, चोद्यमानः incited by (Kaikeyi), किमिव whatever words, न ब्रूयात् not speak.

The king has a perverse nature. He is aged. He is overpowered by passions. He is under the spell of carnal pleasures and is incited (by Kaikeyi). Such a man can speak anything.