Adhyāya 1Ch 1•Verse 45
"Alas, how strange it is that we are prepared to co..."
Adhyāya 1 • Shloka 45
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् | यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यता: || ४५ ||
aho bata mahat pāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam | yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṃ sva-janam udyatāḥ || 45 ||
"Alas, how strange it is that we are prepared to commit a great sin! Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen."