तत् श्रुत्वा वचनम् तस्य स्नेह पर्याकुलाक्षरम् । समन्युः कौशिको वाक्यम् प्रति उवाच महीपतिम् ॥
tat śrutvā vacanam tasya sneha paryākulākṣaram | samanyuḥ kauśiko vākyam prati uvāca mahīpatim ||
M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetOut of affection towards his son, his (king Dasaratha's) plea to Viswamitra was full of contradiction. And on hearing the king, enraged Viswamitra replied:
Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)राजा दशरथ की बात के एक-एक अक्षर में पुत्र के प्रति स्नेह भरा हुआ था, उसे सुनकर महर्षि विश्वामित्र कुपित हो उनसे इस प्रकार बोले-