Shloka 40
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
कदाचिदपि वा तेषां निष्कृतिं नानुमेनिरे । प्राणं हत्वा द्विजातीनां स्वयं यात्यपुनर्भवम्
kadācidapi vā teṣāṃ niṣkṛtiṃ nānumenire | prāṇaṃ hatvā dvijātīnāṃ svayaṃ yātyapunarbhavam
সেই কৰ্মৰ বাবে তেওঁলোকে কেতিয়াও প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত স্বীকাৰ নকৰিলে। দ্বিজাতিৰ প্ৰাণ হৰণ কৰিলে মানুহে নিজেই অপুনৰ্ভৱ—ফিৰি নাহা অৱস্থা—লৈ যায়।
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Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नानुमेनिरे = न + अनुमेनिरे; यात्यपुनर्भवम् = याति + अपुनर्भवम् (स्वर-सन्धि)
FAQs
It states that for this act they did not accept any expiation at all; the killing of a “twice-born” is presented as leading to an irreversible downfall.
“Dvijāti” literally means “twice-born,” commonly referring to the three varṇas who undergo the sacred-thread initiation (Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya).
The verse underscores the gravity of violence against spiritually and socially protected persons, presenting such harm as carrying severe, potentially irreversible karmic consequences.