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Chapter 1.57 - Verse 80

Sanskrit Text

गरीयान्ब्राह्मणवधः सर्वभूतवधाद्यतः तस्मात्त्वं किल्बिषादस्माच्छूद्रयोनौ जनिष्यसि

English Translation

The killing of a Brahmana is more heinous than any other sin in the world; (As you kill me) O Dharma, you shall take birth on earth, (and that too) in the Shudra caste.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

गरीयान् | ब्राह्मण + वध | सर्व + भूत + वध | यतः
तस्मात् | त्वं | किल्बिषाद् | इदम् + शूद्र + योनि | जनिष्यसि