338 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7

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AACA TR SIGS
TT aeatsE Pata 124

mata Ssisiinarm nidhanam sutanam
nisamya ghoram paritapyamana
tadarudad vaspa-kalakulak si
tam santvayann aha kiritamali

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sutanam—of the sons; nisamya— athe ae ele mi Pie itl
mana—|lamenting; tada—at that time; arudat—began to cry; vaspa-kala-akula-
aksi—with tears in the eyes; tam—her; santvayan—pacifying; aha—said;
kiritamali— Arjuna.

TRANSLATION

Draupadi, the mother of the five children of the Pandavas, 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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TI Bad wash wR
agen: AR aaah: |
TOA AEA
TASSHET ATAMET TATTAT 2 GI

tada sucas te pramrjami bhadre

yad brahma-bandhoh Sira atatayinah
gandiva-muktair visikhair upahare

tva “kramya yat snasyasi dagdha-putra

tada—at that time only; sucah—tears in grief; te—your; pramrjami—shall
wipe out; bhadre—O gentle lady; yat—when; brahma-bandhoh—of a de-
