नन्वेकस्यापराधेन प्रसङ्गाद् बहवो हता: । भ्रातुर्वधाभितप्तेन त्वयाङ्ग भ्रातृवत्सल ॥ ९ ॥
nanv ekasyaparadhena prasangad bahavo hatah bhratur vadhabhitaptena tvayanga bhratr-vatsala
- nanu
- certainly
- ekasya
- of one (Yaksa)
- aparadhena
- with the offense
- prasangat
- because of their association
- bahavah
- many
- hatah
- have been killed
- bhratuh
- of your brother
- vadha
- by the death
- abhitaptena
- being aggrieved
- tvaya
- by you
- anga
- my dear son
- bhratr-vatsala
- affectionate to your brother.
My dear son, it has been proved that you are very much affectionate towards your brother and are greatly aggrieved at his being killed by the Yaksas, but just consider—for one Yaksa’s offense, you have killed many others, who are innocent.