Shloka 5

Garuḍa’s Assault on the Devas and the Fire-Barrier (अमृत-रक्षा-युद्धम्)

Devanagari script

एवमादिस्वरूपैस्तु सतां वै ब्राह्मणो मत: । स ते तात न हन्तव्य: संक्रुद्धेनापि सर्वथा,इन्हीं रूपोंमें सत्पुरुषोंके लिये ब्राह्मण आदरणीय माना गया है। तात! तुम्हें क्रोध आ जाय तो भी ब्राह्मणकी हत्यासे सर्वथा दूर रहना चाहिये

Transliteration

evam-ādi-svarūpaiḥ tu satāṃ vai brāhmaṇo mataḥ | sa te tāta na hantavyaḥ saṃkruddhenāpi sarvathā ||

Translation

Thus, by such qualities and forms of conduct, a brāhmaṇa is regarded by the virtuous as worthy of honor. Therefore, dear child, you must never kill a brāhmaṇa—under any circumstances, not even when inflamed with anger.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

आदिetc., and the like

स्वरूपैःby (such) forms/natures

तुbut, indeed

सताम्of the good/virtuous people

वैindeed, certainly

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

मतःis considered/regarded

सःhe/that (Brahmin)

तेof you/your

तातdear one, son

नnot

हन्तव्यःto be killed (must not be killed)

संक्रुद्धेनeven by one who is enraged

अपिeven, also

सर्वथाin every way, at all

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पितामह (Pitāmaha, the grandsire/elder speaking)

ब

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)

Sandhi Notes