तस्याभूत्सुमहांस्त्रासः कुत्सा चात्मन्यजायत। लङ्कां प्रदहता कमें किंस्वित्कृतमिदं मया॥
tasyābhūtsumahāṃstrāsaḥ kutsā cātmanyajāyata| laṅkāṃ pradahatā kameṃ kiṃsvitkṛtamidaṃ mayā||
English Meaning
And worked up with fear and remorse, he reflected, “What a mighty iniquity have I perpetrated by burning down Lankā of my own accord.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)