Mahabharat

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बरह्मवध्या परं पापं निष्कृतिर नात्र विद्यते अबुद्धिपूर्वं कृत्वापि शरेय आत्मवधॊ मम ॥ १-१४९-७ ॥

sanskrit

'Killing a Brahmana is the gravest sin, with no expiation. I believe a reluctant sacrifice of myself is better than the reluctant sacrifice of a Brahmana. Blessed lady, sacrificing myself does not mean self-destruction for me.' ॥ 1-149-7 ॥

english translation

barahmavadhyA paraM pApaM niSkRtira nAtra vidyate abuddhipUrvaM kRtvApi zareya Atmavadhò mama ॥ 1-149-7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/149/7

बरह्मवध्या परं पापं निष्कृतिर नात्र विद्यते अबुद्धिपूर्वं कृत्वापि शरेय आत्मवधॊ मम ॥ १-१४९-७ ॥

sanskrit

'Killing a Brahmana is the gravest sin, with no expiation. I believe a reluctant sacrifice of myself is better than the reluctant sacrifice of a Brahmana. Blessed lady, sacrificing myself does not mean self-destruction for me.' ॥ 1-149-7 ॥

english translation

barahmavadhyA paraM pApaM niSkRtira nAtra vidyate abuddhipUrvaM kRtvApi zareya Atmavadhò mama ॥ 1-149-7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript