तं यज्ञपशवो ऽनेन संज्ञप्ता ये ऽदयालुना । कुठारैश्चिच्छिदुः क्रुद्धाः स्मरन्तो ऽमीवमस्य तत् ॥ २६ ॥
tam yajna-pasavo 'nena
samjnapta ye 'dayaluna
kutharais cicchiduh kruddhah
smaranto 'mivam asya tat
tam-him; yajna-pasavah-the sacrificial animals; anena-by him; samjnaptah-killed; ye-all of them who; adayaluna-by the most unkind; kutharaih-by axes; cicchiduh-pierced to pieces; kruddhah-being very angry; smarantah-remembering; amivam-sinful activity; asya-of him; tat-that.