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Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra

Verse 25 of 48
SB 9.10.25

स्वान्स्वान्बन्धून्परिष्वज्य लक्ष्मणेषुभिरर्दितान् रुरुदुः सुस्वरं दीना घ्नन्त्य आत्मानमात्मना

svān svān bandhūn pariṣvajya lakṣmaṇeṣubhir arditān ruruduḥ susvaraṁ dīnā ghnantya ātmānam ātmanā

Synonyms

svān svān—their own respective husbands; bandhūn—friends; pariṣvajya—embracing; lakṣmaṇa-iṣubhiḥ—by the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa; arditān—who were killed; ruruduḥ—all the wives cried piteously; su-svaram—it was very sweet to hear; dīnāḥ—very poor; ghnantyaḥ—striking; ātmānam—their breasts; ātmanā—by themselves..

Translation

Striking their breasts in affliction because their husbands had been killed by the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa, the women embraced their respective husbands and cried piteously in voices appealing to everyone.

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