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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 16]
yācyamānāḥ kṛpaṇayā rāma-mātrātidāruṇāḥ prasahya śira utkṛtya ninyus te kṣatra-bandhavaḥ
yācyamānāḥ—being begged for the life of her husband; kṛpaṇayā—by the poor unprotected woman; rāma-mātrā—by the mother of Lord Paraśurāma; ati-dāruṇāḥ—very cruel; prasahya—by force; śiraḥ—the head of Jamadagni; utkṛtya—having separated; ninyuḥ—took away; te—the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna; kṣatra-bandhavaḥ—not kṣatriyas, but the most abominable sons of kṣatriyas.
TRANSLATION
With pitiable prayers, Reṇukā, the mother of Paraśurāma and wife of Jamadagni, begged for the life of her husband. But the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, being devoid of the qualities of kṣatriyas, were so cruel that despite her prayers they forcibly cut off his head and took it away.
TEXT 13
रेणुका दुःखशोकार्ता निघ्नन्त्यात्मानमात्मना । राम रामेति तातेति विचुकोशोच्चकैः सती ॥१३॥
reṇukā duḥkha-śokārtā nighnanty ātmānam ātmanā rāma rāmeti tāteti vicukrośoccakaiḥ satī
reṇukā—Reṇukā, the wife of Jamadagni; duḥkha-śoka-artā—being very much aggrieved in lamentation (over her husband's death); nighnanti—striking; ātmānam—her own body; ātmanā—by herself; rāma—O Paraśurāma; rāma—O Paraśurāma; iti—thus; tāta—O my dear son; iti—thus; vicukrośa—began to cry; uccakaiḥ—very loudly; satī—the most chaste woman.