विप्रं कृतागसमपि नैव द्रुह्यत मामका: । घ्नन्तं बहु शपन्तं वा नमस्कुरुत नित्यश: ॥ ४१ ॥
vipraṁ kṛtāgasam api naiva druhyata māmakāḥ ghnantaṁ bahu śapantaṁ vā namas-kuruta nityaśaḥ
- vipram
- a learned brāhmaṇa
- kṛta
- having committed
- āgasam
- sin
- api
- even
- na
- not
- eva
- indeed
- druhyata
- do not treat inimically
- māmakāḥ
- O My followers
- ghnantam
- striking physically
- bahu
- repeatedly
- śapantam
- cursing
- vā
- or
- namaḥ-kuruta
- you should offer obeisances
- nityaśaḥ
- always
My dear followers, never treat a learned brāhmaṇa harshly, even if he has sinned. Even if he attacks you physically or repeatedly curses you, always continue to offer him obeisances.