यद् यूयं बहवस्त्वेकं जित्वाधर्मेण धार्मिकम् । अबध्नीताथ तन्मृष्ये बन्धूनामैक्यकाम्यया ॥ २२ ॥
yad yūyaṁ bahavas tv ekaṁ jitvādharmeṇa dhārmikam abadhnītātha tan mṛṣye bandhūnām aikya-kāmyayā
- yat
- that
- yūyam
- all of you
- bahavaḥ
- being many
- tu
- but
- ekam
- one person
- jitvā
- defeating
- adharmeṇa
- against religious principles
- dhārmikam
- one who follows religious principles
- abadhnīta
- you bound up
- atha
- even so
- tat
- that
- mṛṣye
- I am tolerating
- bandhūnām
- among relatives
- aikya
- for unity
- kāmyayā
- with the desire
[King Ugrasena has said:] Even though by irreligious means several of you defeated a single opponent who follows the religious codes, still I am tolerating this for the sake of unity among family members.