pritha -- Kunti; tu -- and; bhrataram -- her brother (more exactly, the grandson of Vrishni, her own and Vasudeva's tenth-generation ancestor); praptam -- obtained; akruram -- Akrura; upasritya -- approaching; tam -- him; uvaca -- she said; janma -- of her birth; nilayam -- the home (Mathura); smaranti -- remembering; asru -- of tears; kala -- with traces; ikshana -- whose eyes.

Kuntidevi, taking advantage of her brother Akrura's visit, approached him confidentially. While remembering her birthplace, she spoke with tears in her eyes.