Verse 27·VR 4.17.27

कः क्षत्रिय कुलेजातः श्रुतवान् नष्टसंशयः | धर्म लिंग प्रतिच्छन्नः क्रूरम् कर्म समाचरेत् || १-१७-२७

tvam tu kaama pradhaanaH ca kopanaH ca anavasthitaH |raaja vR^itteShu saMkiirNaH sharaasana paraayaNaH || 1-17-33

Translation

"Will anybody born in Kshatriya's family, a learned one in Veda-s, thereby who is rid of ambiguities with respect to right and wrong, and who is cloaked in an air of probity, execute such a ruthless deed like this? [4-17-27]

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