Text 6] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 251
vyabhicdram munir jnatva
patnyah prakupito ’bravit
ghnatainam putrakah papam
ity uktds te na cakrire
vyabhicaram—adultery; munih—the great sage Jamadagni; jratva—
could understand; patnyah—of his wife; prakupitah—he became
angry; abravit—he said; ghnata—kill; endm—her; putrakah—my dear
sons; papdm—sinful; iti uktah—being thus advised; te—all the sons;
na—did not; cakrire—carry out his order.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Jamadagni understood the adultery in the mind
of his wife. Therefore he was very angry and told his sons, ‘‘My
dear sons, kill this sinful woman!”’ But the sons did not carry out
his order.
TEXT 6
TH: AAMT: FAT MFA APT TENT |
TARR FAs ATH TAIN TG
ramah sancoditah pitra
bhratrn matraé sahavadhit
prabhdava-jio muneh samyak
samddhes tapasas ca sah
raémah—Lord Paragurama; savicoditah—being encouraged (to kill his
mother and brothers); pitra—by his father; bhratfn—all his brothers;
matraé saha—with the mother; avadhit—killed immediately; prabhava-
jnah—aware of the prowess; muneh—of the great sage; samyak—com-
pletely; samadheh—by meditation; tapasah—by austerity; ca—also;
sah—he.
TRANSLATION
Jamadagni then ordered his youngest son, Parasurama, to kill
his brothers, who had disobeyed this order, and his mother, who
