CC MADHYA 15.252
śuni' ṣāṭhīra mātā śire-buke ghāta māre
'ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka'-ihā bale bāre bāre
SYNONYMS

śuni'-hearing; ṣāṭhīra mātā—the mother of Ṣāṭhī; śire—on the head; buke—on the chest; ghāta māre—strikes; ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka—let Ṣāṭhī become a widow; ihā bale—says this; bāre bāre—again and again.

TRANSLATION

When Ṣāṭhī's mother, Bhaṭṭācārya's wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again, "Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!"