Text 241] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 215

SYNONYMS

ndrada kahe—Narada Muni replied; patha bhuli’—leaving the general path;
dilaha—| have come; puchite—to inquire from you; mane—in my mind; eka—
one; sarnsaya haya—there is a doubt; taha—that; khanddite—to cause to break.

TRANSLATION

“Narada Muni replied, ‘Leaving the path, | have come to you to settle a
doubt that is in my mind.

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pathe ye stikara-mrga, jani tomara haya”
vyadha kahe,—“yei kaha, sei ta’ niscaya”

SYNONYMS

pathe—on the path; ye—those; stikara-mrga—boars and other animals; jani —
| can understand; tomdra haya—all belong to you; vyddha kahe—the hunter
replied; yei kaha—whatever you are saying; sei ta’ niscaya—it is a fact.

TRANSLATION

“““1 was wondering whether all the boars and other animals that are half-
killed belong to you.’ The hunter replied, ‘Yes, what you are saying is so.’

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narada kahe, —“yadi jive mara’ tumi bana
ardha-mara kara kene, na lao parana?”

SYNONYMS
narada kahe —Narada Muni said; yadi—if; jive—in the animals; mara’—pierce;
tumi—you; bana—your arrows; ardha-mdara kara—you half-kill; kene—why; na
lao paréna—don’t you take their lives completely.

TRANSLATION

“Narada Muni then inquired, ‘Why did you not kill the animals completely?
Why did you half-kill them by piercing their bodies with arrows?’
