Text 1.30.22 | Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Protect Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice | Bāla-kāṇḍa

Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 30: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Protect Viśvāmitra’s SacrificeText 1.30.22

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Chapter 30: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Protect Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice

Text 1.30.22

इमानपि वधिष्यामि निर्घृणान्दुष्टचारिणः।
राक्षसान्पापकर्मस्थान्यज्ञघ्नान्रुधिराशनान्॥

imān api vadhiṣyāmi nirghṛṇān duṣṭa-cāriṇaḥ
rākṣasān pāpa-karmasthān yajñaghnān rudhirāśanān

imān api vadhiṣyāmi = I will also attack these; nirghṛṇān = for they are merciless; duṣṭa-cāriṇaḥ = of evil behaviour; rākṣasān = rākṣasas; pāpa-karmasthān = always abiding in sinful activities; yajñaghnān = destroying sacrifices; rudhirāśanān = and drinking blood.

I will also attack these rākṣasas, for they are merciless, of evil behavior, always abiding in sinful activities, destroying sacrifices and drinking blood.