असाध्विदं त्वया कृष्ण कृतमस्मज्जुगुप्सितम् । वपनं श्मश्रुकेशानां वैरूप्यं सुहृदो वध: ॥ ३७ ॥
asādhv idaṁ tvayā kṛṣṇa kṛtam asmaj-jugupsitam vapanaṁ śmaśru-keśānāṁ vairūpyaṁ suhṛdo vadhaḥ
- asādhu
- improperly
- idam
- this
- tvayā
- by You
- kṛṣṇa
- O Kṛṣṇa
- kṛtam
- done
- asmat
- for Us
- jugupsitam
- terrible
- vapanam
- the shaving
- śmaśru-keśānām
- of his mustache and hair
- vairūpyam
- the disfigurement
- suhṛdaḥ
- of a family member
- vadhaḥ
- death
[Lord Balarāma said:] My dear Kṛṣṇa, You have acted improperly! This deed will bring shame on Us, for to disfigure a close relative by shaving off his mustache and hair is as good as killing him.