Verse 17·VR 2.64.17

भगवन् शब्दम् आलक्ष्य मया गज जिघांसुना | विसृष्टः अम्भसि नाराचः तेन ते निहतः सुतः || २-६४-१७

tatastasyaiva vacanaadupetya paritapyataH | sa mayaa sahasaa baNa uddhR^ito marmatastadaa || 2-64-18

Translation

"O, honorable sage! With a desire to kill an elephant by targeting the sound, I released an iron arrow, and thus your son was killed (hit)"

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Dasaratha Continued to Narrate to Kausalya

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