Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.57.5

evam bhinna-matis tabhyam

satrajitam asattamah

sayanam avadhil lobhat

sa papah ksina jivitah

SYNONYMS

evam -- thus; bhinna -- affected; matih -- whose mind; tabhyam -- by the two of them; satrajitam -- Satrajit; asat-tamah -- the most wicked; sayanam -- sleeping; avadhit -- killed; lobhat -- out of greed; sah -- he; papah -- sinful; ksina -- diminished; jivitah -- whose life span.

TRANSLATION

His mind thus influenced by their advice, wicked Satadhanva murdered Satrajit in his sleep simply out of greed. In this way the sinful Satadhanva shortened his own life span.

PURPORT

According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, the word asattamah indicates that Satadhanva was basically evil-minded and a firm hater of Satrajit.

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