Word meanings
- aho
- alas
- bata
- how
- mahat
- great
- pāpam
- sins
- kartum
- to perform
- vyavasitāḥ
- have decided
- vayam
- we
- yat
- because
- rājya-sukha-lobhena
- driven by the desire for kingly pleasure
- hantum
- to kill
- sva-janam
- kinsmen
- udyatāḥ
- intending
Translations
Alas! We are involved in a great sin, for we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.
Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of kingdom.
What a pity that we have resolved to commit a great sin, eager to kill our own kith and kin out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom!
यह बड़े आश्चर्य और खेद की बात है कि हमलोग बड़ा भारी पाप करने का निश्चय कर बैठे हैं, जो कि राज्य और सुख के लोभ से अपने स्वजनों को मारने के लिये तैयार हो गये हैं!