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yo no ’grajasyātma-vido dvijāter
guror apāpasya ca dīkṣitasya
viśrabhya khaḍgena śirāṁsy avṛścat
paśor ivākaruṇaḥ svarga-kāmaḥ
yo no ’grajasyātma-vido dvijāter
guror apāpasya ca dīkṣitasya
viśrabhya khaḍgena śirāṁsy avṛścat
paśor ivākaruṇaḥ svarga-kāmaḥ

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Synonyms

yaḥ — aquel que; naḥ — nuestro; agra-jasya — del hermano mayor; ātma-vidaḥ — que era perfectamente autorrealizado; dvi-jāteḥ — un brāhmaṇa cualificado; guroḥ — tu maestro espiritual; apāpasya — libre de actividades pecaminosas; ca — también; dīkṣitasya — escogido para dar comienzo a tu yajña; viśrabhya — con toda confianza; khaḍgena — con la espada; śirāṁsi — las cabezas; avṛścat — cortaste; paśoḥ — de un animal; iva — como; akaruṇaḥ — sin misericordia; svarga-kāmaḥ — deseando vivir en los planetas celestiales.

yaḥ — he who; naḥ — our; agra-jasya — of the elder brother; ātma-vidaḥ — who was fully self-realized; dvi-jāteḥ — a qualified brāhmaṇa; guroḥ — your spiritual master; apāpasya — free from all sinful activities; ca — also; dīkṣitasya — appointed as the initiator of your yajña; viśrabhya — trustfully; khaḍgena — by your sword; śirāṁsi — the heads; avṛścat — cut off; paśoḥ — of an animal; iva — like; akaruṇaḥ — merciless; svarga-kāmaḥ — desiring the heavenly planets.

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Solo porque deseabas vivir en los planetas celestiales, mataste a mi hermano mayor, al mismo brāhmaṇacualificado, iluminado e intachable al que habías escogido como sumo sacerdote. Aunque era tu maestro espiritual y le habías encomendado la celebración de tu sacrificio, más tarde, con toda crueldad, le cortaste las cabezas, como un carnicero que mata a un animal.

Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planets, you killed my elder brother — a self-realized, sinless, qualified brāhmaṇa who had been appointed your chief priest. He was your spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly severed his heads from his body the way one butchers an animal.