मत्तं प्रमत्तमुन्मत्तं सुप्तं बालं स्त्रियं जडम् । प्रपन्नं विरथं भीतं न रिपुं हन्ति धर्मवित् ॥ ३६ ॥
mattam pramattam unmattam suptam balam striyam jadam prapannam viratham bhitam na ripum hanti dharma-vit
- mattam
- careless
- pramattam
- intoxicated
- unmattam
- insane
- suptam
- asleep
- balam
- boy
- striyam
- woman
- jadam
- foolish
- prapannam
- surrendered
- viratham
- one who has lost his chariot
- bhitam
- afraid
- na
- not
- ripum
- enemy
- hanti
- kill
- dharma-vit
- one who knows the principles of religion.
A person who knows the principles of religion does not kill an enemy who is careless, intoxicated, insane, asleep, afraid or devoid of his chariot. Nor does he kill a boy, a woman, a foolish creature or a surrendered soul.