tat -- that; bala-abala -- the strong and the weak; vat -- involving; yuddham -- fight; sametah -- assembled; sarva -- all; yoshitah -- the women; ucuh -- said; parasparam -- to one another; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); sa-anukampah -- feeling compassion; varuthasah -- 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.