यो नोऽग्रजस्यात्मविदो द्विजाते- र्गुरोरपापस्य च दीक्षितस्य । विश्रभ्य खड्गेन शिरांस्यवृश्चत् पशोरिवाकरुण: स्वर्गकाम: ॥ १५ ॥
yo no ’grajasyatma-vido dvijater guror apapasya ca diksitasya visrabhya khadgena siramsy avrscat pasor ivakarunah svarga-kamah
- yah
- he who
- nah
- our
- agra-jasya
- of the elder brother
- atma-vidah
- who was fully self-realized
- dvi-jateh
- a qualified brahmana
- guroh
- your spiritual master
- apapasya
- free from all sinful activities
- ca
- also
- diksitasya
- appointed as the initiator of your yajna
- visrabhya
- trustfully
- khadgena
- by your sword
- siramsi
- the heads
- avrscat
- cut off
- pasoh
- of an animal
- iva
- like
- akarunah
- merciless
- svarga-kamah
- desiring the heavenly planets
Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planes, you killed my elder brother—a self-realized, sinless, qualified brahmana who had been appointed your chief priest. He was your spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly severed his heads from his body the way one butchers an animal.