# Cc. Madhya 15.252
> শুনি’ ষাঠীর মাতা শিরে-বুকে ঘাত মারে ।
> ‘ষাঠী রাণ্ডী হউক’ — ইহা বলে বারে বারে ॥২৫২॥
## Text
> śuni' ṣāṭhīra mātā śire-buke ghāta māre
> 'ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka'—ihā bale bāre bāre
## Synonyms
*śuni'*—hearing; *ṣāṭhīra mātā*—the mother of Ṣāṭhī; *śire*—on the head; *buke*—on the chest; *ghāta māre*—strikes; *ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka*—let Ṣāṭhī become a widow; *ihā bale*—says this; *bāre bāre*—again and again.
## Translation
**When Ṣāṭhī's mother, Bhaṭṭācārya's wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again, "Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!"**