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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 2]
mother;  girā —by words;  ślakṣṇayā —very sweet;  deśa-kāla-jñaḥ —who was expert in understanding the time and situation;  idam —this;  āha —said;  jana-īśvara —O King.
TRANSLATION
O King, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry, but since he was a great politician, he knew how to act according to the time and situation. With sweet words he began pacifying his nephews, whose names were Śakuni, Śambara, Dhṛṣṭi, Bhūtasantāpana, Vṛka, Kālanābha, Mahānābha, Hariśmaśru and Utkaca. He also consoled their mother, his sister-in-law, Ruṣābhānu, as well as his own mother, Diti. He spoke to them all as follows.
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श्रीहिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच
अम्बाम्ब हे वधूः पुत्रा वीरं मार्हय शोचितुम् । रिपोरभिमुखे श्लाघ्यः शूराणां वध ईप्सितः ॥२०॥
śrī-hiraṇyakaśipur uvāca ambāmba he vadhūḥ putrā vīram mārhatha śocitum ripor abhimukhe ślāghyaḥ śūrāṇām vadha īpsitaḥ
śrī-hiraṇyakaśipuḥ uvāca—Hiraṇyakaśipu said;  amba amba —my mother, my mother;  he —O;  vadhūḥ —my sister-in-law;  putrāḥ —O sons of my brother;  vīram —the hero;  mā —not;  arhatha —you deserve;  śocitum —to lament about;  ripoḥ —of the enemy;  abhimukhe —in front;  ślāghyaḥ —glorious;  śūrāṇām —of those who are actually great;  vadhaḥ —killing;  īpsitaḥ —desired.
TRANSLATION
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear mother, sister-in-law and nephews, you should not lament for the death of the great hero, for a hero's death in front of his enemy is glorious and desirable.