अज्ञानात्तु हतो यस्मात्क्षत्रियेण त्वया मुनिः। तस्मात्त्वां नाविशत्याशु ब्रह्महत्या नराधिप।।2.64.56।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
नराधिप O lord of men, क्षत्रियेण by being a kshatriya, त्वया by you, यस्मात् since, मुनिः sage, अज्ञानात् ignorantly, हतः killed, तस्मात् for that reason, आशु immediately, ब्रह्महत्या sin of slaying a brahmana, त्वाम् you, न आविशति will not apply.
English Commentary
'Since you, O lord of men, you have killed an ascetic unaware, as kshatriya the sin of slaying a brahmin will not accrue to you immediately.