eṣa te janitā tāto
yad-artham iha jīvasi
vadhiṣye vīkṣatas te 'mum
īśaś cet pāhi bāliśa

 eṣaḥ - this; te - Your; janitā - father who begot You; tātaḥ - dear; yat-artham - for whose sake; iha - in this world; jīvasi - You live; vadhiṣye - I shall kill; vīkṣataḥ te - as You witness; amum - him; īśaḥ - able; cet - if; pāhi - save him; bāliśa - O childish one.


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[Śālva said:] Here is Your dear father, who begot You and for whose sake You are living in this world. I shall now kill him before Your very eyes. Save him if You can, weakling!

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