स त्वं जिघांससे कस्माद्दीनामकृतकिल्बिषाम् । अहनिष्यत्कथं योषां धर्मज्ञ इति यो मत: ॥ १९ ॥
sa tvam jighamsase kasmad dinam akrta-kilbisam ahanisyat katham yosam dharma-jna iti yo matah
- sah
- that very person
- tvam
- you
- jighamsase
- want to kill
- kasmat
- why
- dinam
- poor
- akrta
- without having done
- kilbisam
- any sinful activities
- ahanisyat
- would kill
- katham
- how
- yosam
- a woman
- dharma-jnah
- the knower of religious principles
- iti
- thus
- yah
- one who
- matah
- is considered.
The cow-shaped earth continued to appeal to the King: I am very poor and have not committed any sinful activities. I do not know why you want to kill me. Since you are supposed to be the knower of all religious principles, why are you so envious of me, and why are you so anxious to kill a woman?