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.

When Ṣāṭhī’s mother, the Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again and again, “Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!”