Shloka 19

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

विश्वस्तघातिनां लोकाः ये च स्त्रीबालघातिनाम् ।

यास्यसे निरयान् सर्वांस्तांस्त्वमद्य मया हतः ॥

Transliteration

viśvastaghātināṃ lokā ye ca strībālaghātinām | yāsyase nirayān sarvāṃs tāṃs tvam adya mayā hataḥ ||

Translation

ये लोका विश्वासघातीनां ये च स्त्रीबालघातिनाम्। तान् सर्वान् नरकान् अद्य गमिष्यसि मया हतः॥

Speakers

• Unspecified from the provided single-verse extract (appears as a direct threat/admonition spoken by a killer of the offender—likely within a narrative or didactic exemplum).

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Himsa and sin
• Karmaphala (results of actions)
• Naraka doctrine
• Protection of the vulnerable