श्रीहिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच
अम्बाम्ब हे वधूः पुत्रा वीरं मार्हथ शोचितुम् ।
रिपोरभिमुखे श्लाघ्यः शूराणां वध ईप्सितः ॥२०॥

śrī-hiraṇyakaśipur uvāca
ambāmba he vadhūḥ putrā
vīraṁ mārhatha śocitum
ripor abhimukhe ślāghyaḥ
śūrāṇāṁ vadha īpsitaḥ

 śrī-hiraṇyakaśipuḥ uvāca - Hiraṇyakaśipu said; amba amba - my mother, my mother; he - O; vadhūḥ - my sister-in-law; putrāḥ - O sons of my brother; vīram - the hero; mā - not; arhatha - you deserve; śocitum - to lament about; ripoḥ - of the enemy; abhimukhe - in front; ślāghyaḥ - glorious; śūrāṇām - of those who are actually great; vadhaḥ - killing; īpsitaḥ - desired.


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Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear mother, sister-in-law and nephews, you should not lament for the death of the great hero, for a hero’s death in front of his enemy is glorious and desirable.

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