mataram -- mother; pitaram -- father; bhratrin -- brothers; patin -- husbands; putran -- children; svasrin -- sisters; api -- also; yat -- of whom; arthe -- for the sake; jahima -- we abandoned; dasarha -- O descendant of Dasarha; dustyajan -- difficult to give up; sva-janan -- own people; prabho -- O Lord; tah -- these women; nah -- ourselves; sadyah -- suddenly; parityajya -- rejecting; gatah -- gone away; sanchinna -- having broken off; sauhridah -- friendship; katham -- how; nu -- indeed; tadrisam -- such; stribhih -- by women; na sraddhiyeta -- would not be trusted; bhashitam -- words spoken.

"For Krishna's sake, O descendant of Dasarha, we abandoned our mothers, fathers, brothers, husbands, children and sisters, even though these family relations are difficult to give up. But now, O Lord, that same Krishna has suddenly abandoned us and gone away, breaking off all affectionate ties with us. And yet how could any woman fail to trust His promises?