व्यभिचारं मुनिर्ज्ञात्वा पत्न्या: प्रकुपितोऽब्रवीत् । घ्नतैनां पुत्रका: पापामित्युक्तास्ते न चक्रिरे ॥ ५ ॥
vyabhicaram munir jnatva patnyah prakupito ’bravit ghnatainam putrakah papam ity uktas te na cakrire
- vyabhicaram
- adultery
- munih
- the great sage Jamadagni
- jnatva
- could understand
- patnyah
- of his wife
- prakupitah
- he became angry
- abravit
- he said
- ghnata
- kill
- enam
- her
- putrakah
- my dear sons
- papam
- sinful
- iti uktah
- being thus advised
- te
- all the sons
- na
- did not
- cakrire
- carry out his order.
The great sage Jamadagni understood the adultery in the mind of his wife. Therefore he was very angry and told his sons, My dear sons, kill this sinful woman But the sons did not carry out his order.