SB 1.7.54

Synonyms

satyam kuru — you must honor [or fulfill (prapūraya)²⁰⁶]; tat — that; yat — which; pratiśrutam — was promised [pratijñātam²⁰⁷]; [by you (tvayā)]; sāntvayatā — while consoling; priyām — [your] beloved wife; [here Kṛṣṇa commands Arjuna, “You must kill Aśvatthāmā by cutting off his head,” as promised to Draupadī in verse 16 (pratijñātam … tad asya śira-chedaṁ vadhaṁ kuru)]; priyam ca [kuru] — and do what is pleasing; bhīmasenasya — to Bhīmasena [meaning, you must kill Aśvatthāmā (tad-vadhaṁ kuru)]; pāñcālyāḥ — to Draupadī [you must not kill him (tad-avadhaṁ kuru)]; mahyam eva ca — and to Me as well [you must accomplish both acts at once, which, because it would please Me, will be pleasing to them and others as well (mama ca tad-ādīnāṁ mat-priyatvād ubhayam api priyaṁ kuru)].

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