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SB 1.7.51

Devanāgarī

तत्राहामर्षितो भीमस्तस्य श्रेयान् वध: स्मृत: । न भर्तुर्नात्मनश्चार्थे योऽहन् सुप्तान् शिशून् वृथा ॥ ५१ ॥

Text

tatrāhāmarṣito bhīmas tasya śreyān vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ na bhartur nātmanaś cārthe yo ’han suptān śiśūn vṛthā

Synonyms

tatra—thereupon;āha—said;amarṣitaḥ—in an angry mood;bhīmaḥ—Bhīma;tasya—his;śreyān—ultimate good;vadhaḥ—killing;smṛtaḥ—recorded;na—not;bhartuḥ—of the master;na—nor;ātmanaḥ—of his own self;ca—and;arthe—for the sake of;yaḥ—one who;ahan—killed;suptān—sleeping;śiśūn—children;vṛthā—without purpose.

Translation

Bhīma, however, angrily disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit, who had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master’s interest.

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