Soon as King Guha's thoughtful care

Had quartered all the army there,

Well honoured, Bharat laid his head

Beside Śatrughna on a bed.

But grief for Ráma yet oppressed

High-minded Bharat's faithful breast—

Such torment little was deserved

By him who ne'er from duty swerved.

The fever raged through every vein

And burnt him with its inward pain: