hantum

How it is translated

• to kill (2)
• to slay (1)

Every verse

1. 1.35एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।etān na hantum ichchhāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdanaThese I do not wish to kill, O Krishna, even though they kill me, for the sake of dominion over the three worlds; leave alone killing them for the sake of the earth."Here: to slay
2. 1.37तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavānTherefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; for how can we be happy by killing our own kin, O Madhava (Krishna)?Here: to kill
3. 1.45अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayamAlas! We are involved in a great sin, for we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.Here: to kill