नन्वेकस्यापराधेन प्रसङ्गाद्बहवो हताः ।
भ्रातुर्वधाभितप्तेन त्वयाङ्ग भ्रातृवत्सल ॥९॥

nanv ekasyāparādhena
prasaṅgād bahavo hatāḥ
bhrātur vadhābhitaptena
tvayāṅga bhrātṛ-vatsala

 nanu - certainly; ekasya - of one (Yakṣa); aparādhena - with the offense; prasaṅgāt - because of their association; bahavaḥ - many; hatāḥ - have been killed; bhrātuḥ - of your brother; vadha - by the death; abhitaptena - being aggrieved; tvayā - by you; aṅga - my dear son; bhrātṛ-vatsala - affectionate to your brother.


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My dear son, it has been proved that you are very much affectionate towards your brother and are greatly aggrieved at his being killed by the Yakṣas, but just consider: for one Yakṣa’s offense, you have killed many others, who are innocent.

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