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Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Verse 51 of 56
SB 1.7.51

तत्राहामर्षितो भीमस्तस्य श्रेयान्वधः स्मृतः न भर्तुर्नात्मनश्चार्थे यो ऽहन्सुप्तान्शिशून्वृथा

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, disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit who, in an angry mood, had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master's interest.

Verse 51 of 56