प्रतिश्रुतं ददामीति वचस्तन्न मृषा भवेत् । वधं नार्हति चेन्द्रोऽपि तत्रेदमुपकल्पते ॥ ४३ ॥
pratisrutam dadamiti vacas tan na mrsa bhavet vadham narhati cendro ’pi tatredam upakalpate
- pratisrutam
- promised
- dadami
- I shall give
- iti
- thus
- vacah
- statement
- tat
- that
- na
- not
- mrsa
- false
- bhavet
- can be
- vadham
- killing
- na
- not
- arhati
- is suitable
- ca
- and
- indrah
- Indra
- api
- also
- tatra
- in that connection
- idam
- this
- upakalpate
- is suitable.
I promised to give her a benediction, and this promise cannot be violated, but Indra does not deserve to be killed. In these circumstances, the solution I have is quite suitable.