सर्वज्यानिः कर्णौ वरीवर्जयन्ती राजयक्ष्मो मेहन्ती
The all-conquering one, avoiding the ears, shuns the best, royal disease, urinating.
मेनिर्दुह्यमाना शीर्षक्तिर्दुग्धा
The stain, being milked, the head-cutting one, is milked out.
सेदिरुपतिष्ठन्ती मिथोयोधः परामृष्टा
The seat, standing up, mutually fighting, is touched.
शरव्या मुखेऽपिनह्यमान ऋतिर्हन्यमाना
The arrow, pressed at the mouth, the order, being struck.
अघविषा निपतन्ती तमो निपतिता
Poisonous, falling down, darkness has fallen.
अनुगच्छन्ती प्राणान् उप दासयति ब्रह्मगवी ब्रह्मज्यस्य
Following the breaths, she brings near the Brahmin-cow of the Brahmin-slayer.
वैरं विकृत्यमाना पौत्राद्यं विभाज्यमाना
Enmity, being transformed, the inheritance from the grandson, being divided.
देवहेतिर्ह्रियमाणा व्यृद्धिर्हृता
The divine missile, being taken away, increase is taken.
पाप्माधिधीयमाना पारुष्यमवधीयमाना
Sin, being placed, harshness, being killed.
विषं प्रयस्यन्ती तक्मा प्रयस्ता
Poison, being thrown, fever, cast down.
अघं प्रच्यमाना दुष्वप्न्यं पक्वा
Evil, destruction, and bad dreams ripen.
मूलबर्हणी पर्याक्रियमाणा क्षितिः पर्याकृता
The earth, uprooted at its roots, is overturned.
असंज्ञा गन्धेन शुगुद्ध्रियमाणाशीविष उद्धृता
Without consciousness, with its fragrance removed, venomous snakes are lifted out.
अभूतिरुपह्रियमाणा पराभूतिरुपहृता
Loss is carried away, and defeat is taken away.
शर्वः क्रुद्धः पिश्यमाना शिमिदा पिशिता
Śarva, enraged, crushes; the flesh is crushed.
अवर्तिरश्यमाना निर्ऋतिरशिता
Nirṛti, devourer, devours and is devoured.
अशिता लोकाच्छिनत्ति ब्रह्मगवी ब्रह्मज्यमस्माच्चामुष्माच्च
She who devours cuts off worlds; the cow of Brahman, the Brahman-wife, from here and from there.
तस्या आहननं कृत्या मेनिराशसनं वलग ऊबध्यम्
Her killing is by witchcraft; Menirā's command binds tightly.
अस्वगता परिह्णुता
She is deprived of her own, abandoned.
अग्निः क्रव्याद्भूत्वा ब्रह्मगवी ब्रह्मज्यं प्रविश्यात्ति
Agni, becoming flesh-eating, enters and devours the cow of Brahman, the Brahman-wife.
सर्वास्याङ्गा पर्वा मूलानि वृश्चति
He cuts all her limbs, joints, and roots.
छिनत्त्यस्य पितृबन्धु परा भावयति मातृबन्धु
He severs her paternal kin, and drives away her maternal kin.
विवाहां ज्ञातीन्त्सर्वान् अपि क्षापयति ब्रह्मगवी ब्रह्मज्यस्य क्षत्रियेणापुनर्दीयमाना
She destroys all marriages and relatives; the cow of Brahman, the Brahman-wife, when not returned by the Kṣatriya.
अवास्तुमेनमस्वगमप्रजसं करोत्यपरापरणो भवति क्षीयते
He makes him homeless, without his own, without offspring; he becomes without refuge and is diminished.
य एवं विदुषो ब्राह्मणस्य क्षत्रियो गामादत्ते
Whoever, knowing thus, the Kṣatriya takes the cow from the Brāhmaṇa.
क्षिप्रं वै तस्याहनने गृध्राः कुर्वत ऐलबम्
Quickly, at her killing, vultures make carrion.
क्षिप्रं वै तस्यादहनं परि नृत्यन्ति केशिनीराघ्नानाः पाणिनोरसि कुर्वाणाः पापमैलबम्
Quickly, at her burning, the hairy women dance around, striking evil carrion with their hands on her chest.
क्षिप्रं वै तस्य वास्तुषु वृकाः कुर्वत ऐलबम्
Quickly, in her dwelling, wolves make carrion.
क्षिप्रं वै तस्य पृच्छन्ति यत्तदासी३ इदं नु ता३ इति
They quickly ask about what was then, whether this or that.
छिन्ध्या छिन्धि प्र छिन्ध्यपि क्षापय क्षापय
Cut, cut, cut forth, destroy, destroy completely.