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इन्द्र वाच मा भैस्त्वं शीघ्रमेतद् वै कुरुष्व वचनं मम । मत्प्रसादाद्धि ते शस्त्र वजकल्पं भविष्यति ॥ ५-९-३१ ॥
Indra said, ‘Do not be afraid. Swiftly act according to my words. Through my favours, your weapon will become as strong as the vajra.’
english translation
तक्षोवाच क॑ भवन्तमहं विद्यां घोरकर्माणमद्य वै । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तत्वेन कथयस्व मे ॥ ५-९-३२ ॥
(The woodcutter replied, )‘I must know who you are and why you have performed this terrible deed today. I wish to hear all this. Tell me everything accurately.’
english translation
इन्द्र रवाच अहमिन्द्रो देवराजस्तक्षन् विदितमस्तु ते । कुरुष्वैतद् यथोक्तं मे तक्षन् मात्र विचारय ॥ ५-९-३३ ॥
Indra said, ‘O woodcutter! I am Indra. Know me to be the king of the gods. Act according to my words. O woodcutter! Do not reflect on this.’
english translation
तक्षोवाच क्रूरेण नापत्रपसे कथं शक्रेह कर्मणा । ऋष्िपुत्रमिमं हत्वा ब्रह्म॒हत्याभयं न ते ॥ ५-९-३४ ॥
The woodcutter replied, ‘O Shakra! How is it that you are not ashamed of this cruel deed? Having killed the son of a rishi, are you not scared of the sin that comes from killing a brahmana?’
english translation
शक्र उवाच पश्चाद् धर्म चरिष्यामि पावनार्थ सुदुश्चरम् । शत्रुरेष महावीरयों वज्ेण निहतो मया ॥ ५-९-३५ ॥
Indra said, 'To purify myself, I will perform an extremely difficult task of dharma later. This was an extremely valorous enemy and I have killed him with my vajra. '
english translation