न चानुजानाति भृशं च तप्यते शोचत्यन्तः स्थविरोऽजातशत्रो । शृणोति हि ब्राह्मणानां समेत्य मित्रद्रोहः पातकेभ्यो गरीयान्॥५-२४-४॥
And he does not fully consent; the aged Ajātaśatru is deeply distressed and grieves inwardly. For he hears, upon meeting with brāhmaṇas, that betrayal of allies is graver than other transgressions.
english translation
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