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atha gadgadaśabdastu vilapanmanujādhipaḥ.

uvāca mṛdumandārthaṅ vacanaṅ dīnamasvaram৷৷2.42.26৷৷

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atha thereupon, manujā (vasudhā) dhipaḥ lord of men, gadgadaśabdaḥ with choked throat, vilapan lamenting, mṛdu gently, mandārtham in low voice, asvaram feeble, dīnaṅ vacanam in melancholic tones, uvāca said.

Thereupon Dasaratha lamenting with his throat choked addressed (his attendants) in a low, feeble, melancholic, gentle voice: