mātā śiśūnāṁ nidhanaṁ sutānāṁ
niśamya ghoraṁ paritapyamānā
tadārudad vāṣpa-kalākulākṣī
tāṁ sāntvayann āha kirīṭamālī
mātā - the mother; śiśūnām - of the children; nidhanam - massacre; sutānām - of the sons; niśamya - after hearing; ghoram - ghastly; paritapyamānā - lamenting; tadā - at that time; arudat - began to cry; vāṣpa-kala-ākula-akṣī - with tears in the eyes; tām - her; sāntvayan - pacifying; āha - said; kirīṭamālī - Arjuna.