'Virāṭa said: “This crooked Brāhmaṇa was struck by me, and he deserves even harsher treatment. For while I was praising thee, he dared to praise that one of the third sex (eunuch).”' ।। 4-64-4 ।।
[उत्तर] अकार्यं ते कृतं राजन कषिप्रम एव परसाद्यताम मा तवा बरह्म विषं घॊरं स मूलम अपि निर्दहेत ।। ४-६४-५ ।।
'Uttara said: “O King, thou hast indeed committed a wrongful act. Seek his pardon without delay, lest the fierce poison of a Brāhmaṇa’s curse consume thee utterly, even to thy very roots.”' ।। 4-64-5 ।।