किं वांहो वेन उद्दिश्य ब्रह्मदण्डमयूयुजन् । दण्डव्रतधरे राज्ञि मुनयो धर्मकोविदा: ॥ २२ ॥
kim vamho vena uddisya brahma-dandam ayuyujan danda-vrata-dhare rajni munayo dharma-kovidah
- kim
- why
- va
- also
- amhah
- sinful activities
- vene
- unto Vena
- uddisya
- seeing
- brahma-dandam
- the curse of a brahmana
- ayuyujan
- they desired to award
- danda-vrata-dhare
- who carries the rod of punishment
- rajni
- unto the king
- munayah
- the great sages
- dharma-kovidah
- completely conversant with religious principles.
Vidura also inquired: How is it that the great sages, who were completely conversant with religious principles, desired to curse King Vena, who himself carried the rod of punishment, and thus awarded him the greatest punishment (brahma-sapa)?