Mahabharata 5.180.31
हेमन्तान्तेऽशोक इव रक्तस्तबकमण्डितःबभौ रामस्तदा राजन्क्वचित्किंशुकसंनिभः
hemantānte'śoka iva raktastabakamaṇḍitaḥbabhau rāmastadā rājankvacitkiṃśukasaṃnibhaḥ
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