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śōcāmi durmatitvaṅ tē kā hi prājñā praharṣayēt.

arēssapatnīputrasya vṛddhiṅ mṛtyōrivāgatām৷৷2.8.4৷৷

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tē you, durmatitvam false notion, śōcāmi I feel pity, prājñā any wise woman, kā who, arē: enemy's, sapatnī putrasya of co-wife's son, vṛddhim prosperity, āgatām having arrived, mṛtyōriva like death, praharṣayēt would rejoice.

I pity your false notion. Will any wise woman rejoice at the prosperity of the son of a co-wife who is like an enemy? This is like (courting) death.