hiraṇyakaśipuḥ - Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhrātuḥ - of the brother; samparetasya - deceased; duḥkhitaḥ - being very much distressed; kṛtvā - performing; kaṭodaka-ādīni - ceremonies observed after a death; bhrātṛ-putrān - the sons of his brother; asāntvayat - pacified.

After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.