Kārttavīrya–Paraśurāma-saṅgrāma-kathā
Sagara’s Inquiry and Vasiṣṭha’s Account
नैतावत्कारणं चात्र किन्तु खेदभयातुरौ / लक्षयेते खिन्नसर्वाङ्गौ कम्पयुक्तौ यतस्त्विमौ
naitāvatkāraṇaṃ cātra kintu khedabhayāturau / lakṣayete khinnasarvāṅgau kampayuktau yatastvimau
Here that alone is not the cause; rather, these two are distressed by sorrow and fear. Therefore their whole bodies appear weary, and they are seized with trembling.