Word meanings
- nihatya
- by killing
- dhārtarāṣṭrān
- the sons of Dhritarashtra
- naḥ
- our
- kā
- what
- prītiḥ
- pleasure
- syāt
- will there be
- janārdana
- he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna
- pāpam
- vices
- eva
- certainly
- āśrayet
- must come upon
- asmān
- us
- hatvā
- by killing
- etān
- all these
- ātatāyinaḥ
- aggressors
Translations
By killing these sons of Dhritarashtra, what pleasure could be ours, O Janardana? Only sin would accrue to us from killing these felons.
My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall be committing a sin if we kill these desperate men.
O Janardana, what happiness will we gain by killing the sons of Dhrtarastra? We will only incur sin by killing these wrongdoers.
हे जनार्दन! इन धृतराष्ट्र-सम्बन्धियों को मारकर हमलोगों को क्या प्रसन्नता होगी? इन आततायियों को मारने से तो हमें पाप ही लगेगा।Commentary
Janardana means one who is worshipped by all for prosperity and salvation -- Krishna. He who sets fire to the house of another, who gives poision, who runs with sword to kill, who has plundered wealth and lands, and who has taken hold of the wife of somody else is an atatayi. Duryodhana had done all these evil actions.