daivam apy anṛtaṁ vakti
na martyā eva kevalam
yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ pāpaḥ
svasur nihatavāñ chiśūn
na martyā eva kevalam
yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ pāpaḥ
svasur nihatavāñ chiśūn
Synonyms
daivam-providence; api-also; anṛtam-lies; vakti-say; na-not; martyāḥ-human beings; eva-certainly; kevalam-only; yat-viśrambhāt-because of believing that prophecy; aham-I; pāpaḥ-the most sinful; svasuḥ-of my sister; nihatavān-killed; śiśūn-so many children.
Alas, not only human beings but sometimes even providence lies. And I am so sinful that I believed the omen of providence and killed so many of my sister's children.
Alas, not only human beings but sometimes even providence lies. And I am so sinful that I believed the omen of providence and killed so many of my sister's children.