udbhrānta-hṛdayaḥ = the king’s heart was agitated; ca api = and; vivarṇa-vadanaḥ abhavat = his face became discolored; saḥ = he; dhuryaḥ vai = a bullock; parispandan = trembling; yuga-cakra-antaram = between the yoke and the wheels of a cart; yathā = was like.