Text 52]
The Son of Droṇa Punished
369
TRANSLATION
The younger brothers of the King, Nakula and Sahadeva and also Sātyaki and Arjuna, the Personality of Godhead Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, son of Devakī, and the ladies and others all unanimously agreed with the King.
TEXT 51
तत्राहामर्षितो भीमस्तस्य श्रेयान् वधः स्मृतः । न भर्तुर्नात्मनश्चार्थे योऽहन् सुप्तान् शिशून् वृथा॥५१॥
tatrāhāmarṣito bhīmas tasya śreyān vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ na bhartur nātmanaś cārthe yo 'han suptān śiśūn vṛthā
tatra—thereupon; āha—said; amarṣitaḥ—in an angry mood; bhīmaḥ—Bhīma; tasya—his; śreyān—ultimate good; vadhaḥ—killing; smṛtaḥ—recorded; na—not; bhartuḥ—of the master; na—nor; ātmanaḥ—of his own self; ca—and; arthe—for the sake of; yaḥ—one who; ahan—killed; suptān—sleeping; śiśūn—children; vṛthā—without purpose.
TRANSLATION
Bhīma, however, disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit who, in an angry mood, had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master's interest.
TEXT 52
निशम्य भीमगदितं द्रौपद्याश्च चतुर्भुजः । आलोक्य वदनं सख्युरिदमाह हसन्निव ॥५२॥
niśamya bhīma-gaditam draupadyāś ca catur-bhujaḥ ālokya vadanam sakhyur idam āha hasann iva
niśamya—just after hearing; bhīma—Bhīma; gaditam—spoken by; draupadyāḥ—of Draupadī; ca—and; catur-bhujaḥ—the four-handed (Person-