मैनं पार्थार्हसि त्रातुं ब्रह्मबन्धुमिमं जहि । योऽसावनागस: सुप्तानवधीन्निशि बालकान् ॥ ३५ ॥
mainam partharhasi tratum brahma-bandhum imam jahi yo ’sav anagasah suptan avadhin nisi balakan
- ma enam
- never unto him
- partha
- O Arjuna
- arhasi
- ought to
- tratum
- give release
- brahma-bandhum
- a relative of a brahmana
- imam
- him
- jahi
- kill
- yah
- he (who has)
- asau
- those
- anagasah
- faultless
- suptan
- while sleeping
- avadhit
- killed
- nisi
- at night
- balakan
- the boys.
Lord Sri Krsna said: O Arjuna, you should not show mercy by releasing this relative of a brahmana (brahma-bandhu), for he has killed innocent boys in their sleep.