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ŚB 10.50.2

Devanagari

पित्रे मगधराजाय जरासन्धाय दु:खिते ।
वेदयां चक्रतु: सर्वमात्मवैधव्यकारणम् ॥ २ ॥

Text

pitre magadha-rājāya
jarāsandhāya duḥkhite
vedayāṁ cakratuḥ sarvam
ātma-vaidhavya-kāraṇam

Synonyms

pitre — to their father; magadha-rājāya — the King of Magadha; jarāsandhāya — named Jarāsandha; duḥkhite — unhappy; vedayām cakratuḥ — they related; sarvam — all; ātma — their own; vaidhavya — of widowhood; kāraṇam — the cause.

Translation

The sorrowful queens told their father, King Jarāsandha of Magadha, all about how they had become widows.