sama -- equal (with her); duhkha -- in distress; sukhah -- and happiness; akrurah -- Akrura; vidurah -- Vidura; ca -- and; maha-yasah -- most famous; santvayam asatuh -- the two of them consoled; kuntim -- Srimati Kuntidevi; tat -- her; putra -- of the sons; utpatti -- of the births; hetubhih -- with explanations about the origins.

Both Akrura, who shared Queen Kunti's distress and happiness, and the illustrious Vidura consoled the Queen by reminding her of the extraordinary way her sons had taken birth.