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CC Madhya 24.241

নারদ কহে, — “যদি জীবে মার’ তুমি বাণ ।
অর্ধ-মারা কর কেনে, না লও পরাণ ?” ২৪১ ॥
nārada kahe, — “yadi jīve māra’ tumi bāṇa
ardha-mārā kara kene, nā lao parāṇa?”

Synonyms

nārada kaheNārada Muni said; yadiif; jīvein the animals; māra’pierce; tumiyou; bāṇayour arrows; ardha-mārā karayou half-kill; kenewhy; lao parāṇadon’t you take their lives completely.

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?’