 हत्वेव ब्राह्मणं कामात् स्पृष्ट्वाग्निमिव पाणिना।अन्वतप्यत धर्मात्मा पुत्रं सञ्चिन्त्य तापसम् ।। 
  That virtuous Dasaratha, recalling the sight of his son with the robes of an ascetic, burned with remorse as if he had intentionally slain a brahmin or placed his hand in fire.   