तत्राहामर्षितो भीमस्तस्य श्रेयान् वध: स्मृत: । न भर्तुर्नात्मनश्चार्थे योऽहन् सुप्तान् शिशून् वृथा ॥ ५१ ॥
tatrahamarsito bhimas tasya sreyan vadhah smrtah na bhartur natmanas carthe yo ’han suptan sisun vrtha
- tatra
- thereupon
- aha
- said
- amarsitah
- in an angry mood
- bhimah
- Bhima
- tasya
- his
- sreyan
- ultimate good
- vadhah
- killing
- smrtah
- recorded
- na
- not
- bhartuh
- of the master
- na
- nor
- atmanah
- of his own self
- ca
- and
- arthe
- for the sake of
- yah
- one who
- ahan
- killed
- suptan
- sleeping
- sisun
- children
- vrtha
- without purpose.
Bhima, however, disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit who, in an angry mood, had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master’s interest.