ŚB 10.38.42
Devanagari
योऽवधीत्स्वस्वसुस्तोकान्क्रोशन्त्या असुतृप्खल: ।
किं नु स्वित्तत्प्रजानां व: कुशलं विमृशामहे ॥ ४२ ॥
किं नु स्वित्तत्प्रजानां व: कुशलं विमृशामहे ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
yo ’vadhīt sva-svasus tokān
krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
kiṁ nu svit tat-prajānāṁ vaḥ
kuśalaṁ vimṛśāmahe
krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
kiṁ nu svit tat-prajānāṁ vaḥ
kuśalaṁ vimṛśāmahe
Synonyms
Translation
That cruel, self-serving Kaṁsa murdered the infants of his own sister in her presence, even as she cried in anguish. So why should we even ask about the well-being of you, his subjects?