SB 9.16.5
Devanāgarī
व्यभिचारं मुनिर्ज्ञात्वा पत्न्या: प्रकुपितोऽब्रवीत् । घ्नतैनां पुत्रका: पापामित्युक्तास्ते न चक्रिरे ॥ ५ ॥
Text
vyabhicāraṁ munir jñātvā patnyāḥ prakupito ’bravīt ghnataināṁ putrakāḥ pāpām ity uktās te na cakrire
Synonyms
vyabhicāram—adultery;muniḥ—the great sage Jamadagni;jñātvā—could understand;patnyāḥ—of his wife;prakupitaḥ—he became angry;abravīt—he said;ghnata—kill;enām—her;putrakāḥ—my dear sons;pāpām—sinful;itiuktāḥ—being thus advised;te—all the sons;na—did not;cakrire—carry out his order.
Translation
The great sage Jamadagni understood the adultery in the mind of his wife. Therefore he was very angry and told his sons, “My dear sons, kill this sinful woman!” But the sons did not carry out his order.