एकेन वानरेणेयं पूर्वं दग्धा महापुरी। कुमारो निहतश्चाक्षः सानुयात्रः सकुञ्जरः॥
ekena vānareṇeyaṃ pūrvaṃ dagdhā mahāpurī| kumāro nihataścākṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ||
English Meaning
Ere this by a single monkey was this splendid city burnt down. And the prince Akşa has been slain along with his following and elephants.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)