एवं विमृश्य तं पापं यावदात्मनिदर्शनम् । पूजयामास वै शौरिर्बहुमानपुर:सरम् ॥ ५२ ॥
evaṁ vimṛśya taṁ pāpaṁ yāvad-ātmani-darśanam pūjayām āsa vai śaurir bahu-māna-puraḥsaram
- evam
- in this way
- vimṛśya
- after contemplating
- tam
- unto Kaṁsa
- pāpam
- the most sinful
- yāvat
- as far as possible
- ātmani-darśanam
- with all the intelligence possible within himself
- pūjayām āsa
- praised
- vai
- indeed
- śauriḥ
- Vasudeva
- bahu-māna
- offering all respect
- puraḥsaram
- before him
After thus considering the matter as far as his knowledge would allow, Vasudeva submitted his proposal to the sinful Kaṁsa with great respect.