तच्छ्रुत्वा करुणं वाक्यं क्रोधो मामभ्यवर्तत। उत्तरं च मया दृष्टं कार्यशेषमनन्तरम्॥
tacchrutvā karuṇaṃ vākyaṃ krodho māmabhyavartata| uttaraṃ ca mayā dṛṣṭaṃ kāryaśeṣamanantaram||
English Meaning
Hearing those piteous accents I was worked up with ire and at once resolved upon destroying the city of Lankā.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)