dhṛvaṅ nō hiṅsitā rājā sarvānpratigatānitaḥ৷৷4.53.29৷৷
vadhēnāpratirūpēṇa śrēyānmṛtyurihaiva naḥ.
vadhēnāpratirūpēṇa śrēyānmṛtyurihaiva naḥ.
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rājā king, itaḥ here, pratigatān when we return, naḥ us, sarvān all, apratirūpēṇa in an incomparable manner, vadhēna with death sentence, dhruvam surely, hiṅsitā will torture us, naḥ us, ihaiva here itself, mṛtyu: death, śrēyān it is better.
rājā king, itaḥ here, pratigatān when we return, naḥ us, sarvān all, apratirūpēṇa in an incomparable manner, vadhēna with death sentence, dhruvam surely, hiṅsitā will torture us, naḥ us, ihaiva here itself, mṛtyu: death, śrēyān it is better.
'Surely the king will torture us by awarding death sentence in a singular manner when we go back. It is better for us to meet death here itself.