 उपरक्तमिवादित्यं भस्मच्छन्नमिवानलम्।तटाकमिव निस्तोयमपश्यज्जगतीपतिम्।। 
 He saw the lord of the world Dasaratha dull like the Sun in eclipse, like the fire covered with ashes, like a tank with its water dried up. 