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ŚB 10.57.5

Devanagari

एवं भिन्नमतिस्ताभ्यां सत्राजितमसत्तम: ।
शयानमवधील्ल‍ोभात् स पाप: क्षीणजीवित: ॥ ५ ॥

Text

evaṁ bhinna-matis tābhyāṁ
satrājitam asattamaḥ
śayānam avadhīl lobhāt
sa pāpaḥ kṣīṇa jīvitaḥ

Synonyms

evam — thus; bhinna — affected; matiḥ — whose mind; tābhyām — by the two of them; satrājitam — Satrājit; asat-tamaḥ — the most wicked; śayānam — sleeping; avadhīt — killed; lobhāt — out of greed; saḥ — he; pāpaḥ — sinful; kṣīṇa — diminished; jīvitaḥ — whose life span.

Translation

His mind thus influenced by their advice, wicked Śatadhanvā murdered Satrājit in his sleep simply out of greed. In this way the sinful Śatadhanvā shortened his own life span.

Purport

According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the word asattamaḥ indicates that Śatadhanvā was basically evil-minded and a firm hater of Satrājit.