tat - that; bala-abala - the strong and the weak; vat - involving; yuddham - fight; sametāḥ - assembled; sarva - all; yoṣitaḥ - the women; ūcuḥ - said; parasparam - to one another; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); sa-anukampāḥ - feeling compassion; varūthaśaḥ - in groups.

My dear King, all the women present, considering the match an unfair fight between the strong and the weak, felt extreme anxiety due to compassion. They assembled in groups around the arena and spoke to one another as follows.