नास्मत्कुलोचितं तात कर्मैतत्सद्विगर्हितम् ।
वधो यदुपदेवानामारब्धस्तेऽकृतैनसाम् ॥८॥

nÄsmat-kulocitaá¹ tÄta
karmaitat sad-vigarhitam
vadho yad upadevÄnÄm
Ärabdhas te 'ká¹›tainasÄm

 na - not; asmat-kula - our family; ucitam - befitting; tÄta - my dear son; karma - action; etat - this; sat - by authorities on religion; vigarhitam - forbidden; vadhaḥ - the killing; yat - which; upadevÄnÄm - of the Yaká¹£as; Ärabdhaḥ - was undertaken; te - by you; aká¹›ta-enasÄm - of those who are sinless.


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My dear son, the killing of the sinless Yaká¹£as which you have undertaken is not at all approved by authorities, and it does not befit our family, which is supposed to know the laws of religion and irreligion.

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