तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चय: । जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यत: ।।1.2.10।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
पापनिश्चय: of sinful intent, वैरनिलय: full of cruelty, निषाद: a hunter, तस्मात् मिथुनात् from that pair, एकं पुमांसं तु one male bird, तस्य पश्यत: neglecting his very presence, जघान killed.
English Commentary
A sinful and cruelhearted hunter struck down the male bird of the pair in his very presence.