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ŚB 10.78.24

Devanagari

यस्मादसाविमान् विप्रानध्यास्ते प्रतिलोमज: ।
धर्मपालांस्तथैवास्मान् वधमर्हति दुर्मति: ॥ २४ ॥

Text

yasmād asāv imān viprān
adhyāste pratiloma-jaḥ
dharma-pālāṁs tathaivāsmān
vadham arhati durmatiḥ

Synonyms

yasmāt — because; asau — he; imān — than these; viprānbrāhmaṇas; adhyāste — is sitting higher; pratiloma-jaḥ — born from an improperly mixed marriage; dharma — of the principles of religion; pālān — the protector; tathā eva — also; asmān — Myself; vadham — death; arhati — he deserves; durmatiḥ — foolish.

Translation

[Lord Balarāma said:] Because this fool born from an improperly mixed marriage sits above all these brāhmaṇas and even above Me, the protector of religion, he deserves to die.