विद्वेषनष्टमतयः स्त्रियो दारुणचेतसः ।
गरं ददुः कुमाराय दुर्मर्षा नृपतिं प्रति ॥४३॥

vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ
striyo dāruṇa-cetasaḥ
garaṁ daduḥ kumārāya
durmarṣā nṛpatiṁ prati

 vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ - whose intelligence was lost in envy; striyaḥ - the women; dāruṇa-cetasaḥ - being very hardhearted; garam - poison; daduḥ - administered; kumārāya - unto the boy; durmarṣāḥ - being intolerant; nṛpatim - the King; prati - upon.


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As their envy increased, they lost their intelligence. Being extremely hardhearted and unable to tolerate the King’s neglect, they finally administered poison to the son.

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