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अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् ।
यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ॥ ४४ ॥

aho bata mahat papam

kartum vyavasita vayam

yad rajya-sukha-lobhena

hantum sva-janam udyatah

ahah-alas; bata-how strange it is; mahat-great; papam-sins; kartum-to perform; vyavasitah-decided; vayam-we; yat-so that; rajya-kingdom; sukha-lobhena-driven by greed for royal happiness; hantum-to kill; svajanam-kinsmen; udyatah-trying for.