SB 10.64.43

Devanāgarī

ब्राह्मणार्थो ह्यपहृतो हर्तारं पातयत्यध: । अजानन्तमपि ह्येनं नृगं ब्राह्मणगौरिव ॥ ४३ ॥

Text

brāhmaṇārtho hy apahṛto hartāraṁ pātayaty adhaḥ ajānantam api hy enaṁ nṛgaṁ brāhmaṇa-gaur iva

Synonyms

brāhmaṇa—of abrāhmaṇa;arthaḥ—the property;hi—indeed;apahṛtaḥ—taken away;hartāram—the taker;pātayati—causes to fall;adhaḥ—down;ajānantam—unaware;api—even;hi—indeed;enam—this person;nṛgam—King Nṛga;brāhmaṇa—of thebrāhmaṇa;gauḥ—the cow;iva—as.

Translation

When a brāhmaṇa’s property is stolen, even unknowingly, it certainly causes the person who takes it to fall down, just as the brāhmaṇa’s cow did to Nṛga.

Purport