Text 8

Text

tāṁ gṛhītvā caraṇayor
jāta-mātrāṁ svasuḥ sutām
apothayac chilā-pṛṣṭhe
svārthonmūlita-sauhṛdaḥ

Synonyms

tam—the child; gṛhītvā—taking by force; caraṇayoḥ—by the two legs; jata-matram—the newborn child; svasuḥ—of his sister; sutam—the daughter; apothayat—smashed; sila-pṛṣṭhe—on the surface of a stone; sva-artha-unmūlita—uprooted because of intense selfishness; sauhrdah—all friendship or family relationships. 

Translation

Having uprooted all relationships with his sister because of intense selfishness, Kaṁsa, who was sitting on his knees, grasped the newborn child by the legs and tried to dash her against the surface of a stone. 

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