Verse 21·VR 3.66.21

किम् ते सर्व विनाशेन कृतेन पुरुष ऋषभ | तम् एव तु रिपुम् पापम् विज्ञाय उद्धर्तुम् अर्हसि || ४-६६-२१

kim te sarva vinaashena kR^itena puruSha R^iShabha | tam eva tu ripum paapam viGYaaya uddhartum arhasi || 4-66-21

Translation

"Oh, best one among men, what is it you gain on performing a complete annihilation owing to a single soul's malefaction, hence, mark him... that malefactor and a malevolent of yours, and it will be apt of you to uproot him... him alone... [4-66-21]

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