SB 1.18.41

निशम्य शप्तमतदर्हं नरेन्द्रं स ब्राह्मणो नात्मजमभ्यनन्दत् ।
अहो बतांहो महदद्य ते कृतमल्पीयसि द्रोह उरुर्दमो धृतः ॥ ४१ ॥
niśamya śaptam atad-arhaṁ narendraṁ
sa brāhmaṇo nātmajam abhyanandat
aho batāṁho mahad adya te kṛtam
alpīyasi droha urur damo dhṛtaḥ

Synonyms

niśamya — hearing [śrutvā325]; nara-indram — [that] the king [rājānam326]; śaptam — had been cursed; atat-arham — undeservedly [unbefitting of a curse (śāpāyogyam)327]; saḥ — that; brāhmaṇaḥ — brāhmaṇa [Śamīka328]; na abhyanandat — was not at all pleased; ātma-jam — [with] his son [sva-putram329]; [and spoke as follows (ity āha)330]; aho bata — alas [what a tragedy (kaṣṭam)331]; adya — today; mahat — a great; aṁhaḥ — impropriety [pāpam]; kṛtam — has been committed; te — by you [tvayā]; alpīyasi — for an insignificant [ati-tucche332]; drohe — offense [aparādhe nimitte333]; uruḥ — a severe [mahān334]; damaḥ — punishment [daṇḍaḥ]; dhṛtaḥ — has been administered [kṛtaḥ335].

Translation

Hearing that the king had been cursed undeservedly, that brāhmaṇa [Śamīka] was not at all pleased with his son and spoke as follows: Alas, today you have committed a great impropriety! For an insignificant offense, you have administered a severe punishment.

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