Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 72: Kaikeyī Informs Bharata About Daśaratha’s Death
Text 2.72.21
बाष्पमुत्सृज्य कण्ठेन स्वार्तः परमपीडितः।
प्रच्छाद्य वदनं श्रीमद्वस्त्रेण जयतां वरः॥
bāṣpam utsṛjya kaṇṭhena svārtaḥ parama-pīḍitaḥ
pracchādya vadanaṁ śrīmad-vastreṇa jayatāṁ varaḥ
bāṣpam = tears; utsṛjya = Bharata shed; kaṇṭhena svārtaḥ = and cried out loudly; parama-pīḍitaḥ = became extremely pained at heart; pracchādya = covering; vadanam = His face; śrīmat-vastreṇa = with an excellent cloth; jayatām = of the winners; varaḥ = the best.
Bharata shed tears and cried out loudly. Covering His face with an excellent cloth, the best of the winners became extremely pained at heart.