श्रीवसुदेव उवाच श्लाघनीयगुण: शूरैर्भवान् भोजयशस्कर: । स कथं भगिनीं हन्यात् स्त्रियमुद्वाहपर्वणि ॥ ३७ ॥
śrī-vasudeva uvāca ślāghanīya-guṇaḥ śūrair bhavān bhoja-yaśaskaraḥ sa kathaṁ bhaginīṁ hanyāt striyam udvāha-parvaṇi
- śrī-vasudevaḥ uvāca
- the great personality Vasudeva said
- ślāghanīya-guṇaḥ
- a person who possesses praiseworthy qualities
- śūraiḥ
- by great heroes
- bhavān
- your good self
- bhoja-yaśaḥ-karaḥ
- a brilliant star in the Bhoja dynasty
- saḥ
- one such as your good self
- katham
- how
- bhaginīm
- your sister
- hanyāt
- can kill
- striyam
- especially a woman
- udvāha-parvaṇi
- at the time of the marriage ceremony
Vasudeva said: My dear brother-in-law Kaṁsa, you are the pride of your family, the Bhoja dynasty, and great heroes praise your qualities. How could such a qualified person as you kill a woman, your own sister, especially on the occasion of her marriage?