Thereupon consoling, Pritha's of unwearied action, in sweet words, the king of the celestials, having a voice like the sound of clouds of kettle-drum, said,
ततोऽब्रवीद् देवराजः पार्थमक्लिष्टकारिणम्। सान्त्वयश्लक्ष्णया वाचा मेघदुन्दुभिनि:स्वनः॥