yo 'vadhīt sva-svasus tokān
krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
kiḿ nu svit tat-prajānāḿ vaḥ
kuśalaḿ vimṛśāmahe
yah -- who; avadhit -- killed; sva -- of his own; svasuh -- sister; tokan -- the babies; krosantyah -- who was crying; asu-trip -- self-indulgent; khalah -- cruel; kim nu -- what then; svit -- indeed; tat -- his; prajanam -- of the subjects; vah -- you; kusalam -- well-being; vimrisamahe -- we should conjecture.