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ŚB 4.13.41

Devanagari

आक्रीडे क्रीडतो बालान् वयस्यानतिदारुण: ।
प्रसह्य निरनुक्रोश: पशुमारममारयत् ॥ ४१ ॥

Text

ākrīḍe krīḍato bālān
vayasyān atidāruṇaḥ
prasahya niranukrośaḥ
paśu-māram amārayat

Synonyms

ākrīḍe — in the playground; krīḍataḥ — while playing; bālān — boys; vayasyān — of his age; ati-dāruṇaḥ — very cruel; prasahya — by force; niranukrośaḥ — merciless; paśu-māram — as if slaughtering animals; amārayat — killed.

Translation

The boy was so cruel that while playing with young boys of his age he would kill them very mercilessly, as if they were animals meant for slaughter.