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śanaistasminpraśāntē ca janaghōṣē janādhipaḥ৷৷2.3.5৷৷

vasiṣṭhaṅ muniśārdūlaṅ rājā vacanamabravīt.

Translation

tasmin that, janaghōṣē tumult, śanaiḥ slowly, praśāntē had calmed down, janādhipaḥ lord of the people, rājā king (Dasaratha), muniśārdūlam tiger among ascetics, vaśiṣṭham to Vasistha, vacanam these words, abravīt spoke.

With the tumult gradually calmed down, the lord of the people, the king (Dasaratha) spoke this to Vasistha, a tiger among ascetics: