pitre - to their father; magadha-rājāya - the King of Magadha; jarāsandhāya - named Jarāsandha; duḥkhite - unhappy; vedayām cakratuḥ - they related; sarvam - all; ātma - their own; vaidhavya - of widowhood; kāraṇam - the cause.

The sorrowful queens told their father, King Jarāsandha of Magadha, all about how they had become widows.