Text
nārada kahe,—“yadi jīve māra’ tumi bāṇa
ardha-mārā kara kene, nā lao parāṇa?”
Synonyms
nārada kahe—Nārada Muni said; yadi—if; jīve—in the animals; mara—pierce; tumi—you; bāṇa—your arrows; ardha-mara kara—you half-kill; kene—why; na lao parana—don’t you take their lives completely. ¶ comment
Translation
“Nārada Muni then inquired, ‘Why did you not kill the animals completely? Why did you half-kill them by piercing their bodies with arrows?' ¶ comment