Canto 1: CreationChapter 7: The Son of Drona Punished

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.15

mātā śiśūnām nidhanam sutānām

niśamya ghoram paritapyamānā

tadārudad vāshpa-kalākulākshī

tām sāntvayann āha kirītamālī

SYNONYMS

mātā — the mother; śiśūnām — of the children; nidhanam — massacre; sutānām — of the sons; niśamya — after hearing; ghoram — ghastly; paritapyamānā — lamenting; tadā — at that time; arudat — began to cry; vāshpa-kala-ākula-akshī — with tears in the eyes; tām — her; sāntvayan — pacifying; āha — said; kirītamālīArjuna.

TRANSLATION

Draupadī, the mother of the five children of the Pāndavas, after hearing of the massacre of her sons, began to cry in distress with eyes full of tears. Trying to pacify her in her great loss, Arjuna spoke to her thus:

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