यवसं जग्ध्यनुदिनं नैव दोग्ध्यौधसं पय: । तस्यामेवं हि दुष्टायां दण्डो नात्र न शस्यते ॥ २३ ॥
yavasam jagdhy anudinam naiva dogdhy audhasam payah tasyam evam hi dustayam dando natra na sasyate
- yavasam
- green grass
- jagdhi
- you eat
- anudinam
- daily
- na
- never
- eva
- certainly
- dogdhi
- you yield
- audhasam
- in the milk bag
- payah
- milk
- tasyam
- when a cow
- evam
- thus
- hi
- certainly
- dustayam
- being offensive
- dandah
- punishment
- na
- not
- atra
- here
- na
- not
- sasyate
- is advisable.
Although you are eating green grass every day, you are not filling your milk bag so we can utilize your milk. Since you are willfully committing offenses, it cannot be said that you are not punishable due to your assuming the form of a cow.