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SB 4.13.41

Devanāgarī

आक्रीडे क्रीडतो बालान् वयस्यानतिदारुण: । प्रसह्य निरनुक्रोश: पशुमारममारयत् ॥ ४१ ॥

Text

ākrīḍe krīḍato bālān vayasyān atidāruṇaḥ prasahya niranukrośaḥ paśu-māram amārayat

Synonyms

ākrīḍe—in the playground;krīḍataḥ—while playing;bālān—boys;vayasyān—of his age;ati-dāruṇaḥ—very cruel;prasahya—by force;niranukrośaḥ—merciless;paśu-māram—as if slaughtering animals;amārayat—killed.

Translation

The boy was so cruel that while playing with young boys of his age he would kill them very mercilessly, as if they were animals meant for slaughter.

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