tam tiksna-cittam ativama-cestitam
viksyantara kosa-paricchadasivat
vara-striyam tat-prabhaya ca dharsite
niriksyamane janani hy atisthatam
tam-that (Putana Raksasi); tiksna-cittam-having a very fierce heart for killing the child; ati-vama-cestitam-although she was trying to treat the child better than a mother; viksya antara-seeing her within the room; kosa-paricchada-asi-vat-like a sharp sword within a soft sheath; vara-striyam-the very beautiful woman; tat-prabhaya-by her influence; ca-also; dharsite-being overwhelmed; niriksyamane-were seeing; janani-the two mothers; hi-indeed; atisthatam-they remained silent, without prohibiting.