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Chapter 4: The Atrocities of King Kaṁsa

Verse 40 of 45
SB 10.4.40

तस्मात्सर्वात्मना राजन्ब्राह्मणान्ब्रह्मवादिनः तपस्विनो यज्ञशीलान्गाश्च हन्मो हविर्दुघाः

tasmāt sarvātmanā rājan brāhmaṇān brahma-vādinaḥ tapasvino yajña-śīlān gāś ca hanmo havir-dughāḥ

Synonyms

tasmāt—therefore; sarva-ātmanā—in every respect; rājan—O King; brāhmaṇān—the brāhmaṇas; brahma-vādinaḥ—who maintain the brahminical culture, centered around Viṣṇu; tapasvinaḥ—persons who are engaged in austerities; yajña-śīlān—persons engaged in offering sacrifices; gāḥ ca—cows and persons engaged in protecting cows; hanmaḥ—we shall kill; haviḥ-dughāḥ—because they supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the offering of sacrifice..

Translation

O King, we, who are your adherents in all respects, shall therefore kill the Vedic brāhmaṇas, the persons engaged in offering sacrifices and austerities, and the cows that supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the ingredients of sacrifice.

Verse 40 of 45