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Shloka 11

Saṃvaraṇa’s Petition and Tapatī’s Conditioned Consent (सम्वरण-तपती संवादः)

कुर्यान्न निन्दितं कर्म न नृशंसं कथंचन । इति पूर्वे महात्मान आपद्धर्मविदो विदु:,आपद्धर्मके ज्ञाता प्राचीन महात्माओंने कहा है कि किसी प्रकार भी क्रूर एवं निन्दित कर्म नहीं करना चाहिये। अतः आज अपनी पत्नीके साथ स्वयं मेरा विनाश हो जाय, यह श्रेष्ठ है; किंतु ब्राह्यणवधकी अनुमति मैं कदापि नहीं दे सकता

kuryān na ninditaṃ karma na nṛśaṃsaṃ kathaṃcana | iti pūrve mahātmāna āpaddharmavido viduḥ ||

ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ କହିଲେ— କୌଣସି ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିନ୍ଦନୀୟ କର୍ମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ କ୍ରୂର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ଆପଦ୍ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ମହାତ୍ମାମାନେ ଏହିପରି କହିଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ଆଜି ପତ୍ନୀ ସହିତ ମୋର ବିନାଶ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଇ ଶ୍ରେୟସ୍କର; କିନ୍ତୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣବଧକୁ ମୁଁ କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନୁମତି ଦେଇପାରିବି ନାହିଁ।

[{'term''kuryāt', 'definition': 'should do
[{'term':
ought to perform (optative of √kṛ)'}, {'term''na', 'definition': 'not
ought to perform (optative of √kṛ)'}, {'term':
never'}, {'term''ninditam', 'definition': 'blameworthy, censured, condemned'}, {'term': 'karma', 'definition': 'act, deed
never'}, {'term':
conduct'}, {'term''nṛśaṃsam', 'definition': 'cruel, pitiless, inhuman'}, {'term': 'kathaṃcana', 'definition': 'in any way
conduct'}, {'term':
under any circumstance'}, {'term''iti', 'definition': 'thus
under any circumstance'}, {'term':
so (quotative particle)'}, {'term''pūrve', 'definition': 'the ancients
so (quotative particle)'}, {'term':
those of former times'}, {'term''mahātmānaḥ', 'definition': 'great-souled ones
those of former times'}, {'term':
noble persons'}, {'term''āpaddharma', 'definition': 'dharma in distress/calamity
noble persons'}, {'term':
emergency ethics'}, {'term''vidaḥ / vido', 'definition': 'knowers
emergency ethics'}, {'term':
those who understand'}, {'term''viduḥ', 'definition': 'they know
those who understand'}, {'term':
they have declared/recognized'}, {'term''brāhmaṇavadha', 'definition': 'killing of a brāhmaṇa (a grave sin)'}, {'term': 'anumati', 'definition': 'permission, consent, approval'}]
they have declared/recognized'}, {'term':

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (the brāhmaṇa speaker)
पत्नी (the brāhmaṇa's wife)
पूर्वे महात्मानः (ancient great-souled authorities)