O Saumitri (Sumitrā's son), what is the good of jesting with a base and wicked one? No use of doing it. Look, I amiable one, Vaidehi (Videha's daughter) is well nigh dead.
कुरैरनार्यैः सौमित्रे परिहासः कथंचन। न कार्यः पश्य वैदेहीं कथंचित् सौम्य जीवतीम्॥