कः who, क्षत्रबन्धुः a kshatriya, प्रत्यक्षम् first duty, उत्सृज्य abandoning संशयस्थम् doubtful, अलक्षणम् inauspcious, आयतिस्थम् standing at a remote future, अनिश्चितम् uncertain, धर्मम् righteousness, चरेत् will follow?

Will any kshatriya, setting aside his first duty, follow an uncertain course of piety which is contrary to his dharma and whose impact may be felt in a remote future.