अहः बत महत् पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्
यत् राज्य-सुख-लॊभॆन हंतुं स्वजनं उद्यताः ॥ १.४४ ॥
ಅಹಃ ಬತ ಮಹತ್ ಪಾಪಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ವ್ಯವಸಿತಾ ವಯಮ್
ಯತ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ-ಸುಖ-ಲೋಭೇನ ಹಂತುಂ ಸ್ವಜನಂ ಉದ್ಯತಾಃ || ೧.೪೪ ||
ahaH bata mahat pApaM kartuM vyavasitA vayam
yat rAjya-sukha-lObhEna haMtuM swajanaM udyatAH || 1.44 ||
Alas ! How strange it is that we have made up our mind to commit this great sin ! Just because of greed for royal luxuries we are prepared to slay our own kinsmen !