अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् | यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ||१-४५||
aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam . yadrājyasukhalobhena hantuṃ svajanamudyatāḥ ||1-45||
- aho
- alas
- bata
- how strange it is
- mahat
- great
- pāpam
- sins
- kartum
- to perform
- vyavasitāḥ
- have decided
- vayam
- we
- yat
- because
- rājya-sukha-lobhena
- driven by greed for royal happiness
- hantum
- to kill
- sva-janam
- kinsmen
- udyatāḥ
- trying
Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.