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reṇukā duḥkha-śokārtā
nighnanty ātmānam ātmanā
rāma rāmeti tāteti
vicukrośoccakaiḥ satī
Synonyms
renuka—Reṇukā, the wife of Jamadagni; duhkha-śoka-arta—being very much aggrieved in lamentation (over her husband’s death); nighnanti—striking; atmanam—her own body; ātmanā—by herself; rama—O Paraśurāma; rama—O Paraśurāma; iti—thus; tata—O my dear son; iti—thus; vicukrośa—began to cry; uccakaiḥ—very loudly; sati—the most chaste woman. ¶
Translation
Lamenting in grief for the death of her husband, the most chaste Reṇukā struck her own body with her hands and cried very loudly, “O Rāma, my dear son Rāma!” ¶