256 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 16

yacyaménah krpanaya
rama-matratidarunah
prasahya Sira utkrtya
ninyus te ksatra-bandhavah

yacyamanah—being begged for the life of her husband; krpanayé—
by the poor unprotected woman; réma-matra—by the mother of Lord
Parasurama; ati-darunah—very cruel; prasahya—by force; sirah—the
head of Jamadagni; utkrtya—having separated; ninyuh—took away;
te—the sons of Kartaviryarjuna; ksatra-bandhavah—not ksatriyas, but
the most abominable sons of ksatriyas.

TRANSLATION

With pitiable prayers, Renuka, the mother of Parasurama and
wife of Jamadagni, begged for the life of her husband. But the
sons of Kartaviryarjuna, being devoid of the qualities of ksatriyas,
were so cruel that despite her prayers they forcibly cut off his head
and took it away.

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renuka duhkha-sokarta
nighnanty atmanam atmana

rama rdmeti tateti
vicukrosoccakaih sati

renuka —Renuka, the wife of Jamadagni; duhkha-soka-arta —being
very much aggrieved in lamentation (over her husband’s death); nigh-
nanti—striking; dtmanam—her own body; dtmand—by herself;
rama—O Parasurama; rama—O Parasurama; iti—thus; tata—O my
dear son; iti—thus; vicukrosa—began to cry; uccakaih—very loudly;
sati—the most chaste woman.
