धर्मबन्धेन बद्धोऽस्मि तेनेमां नेह मातरम्। हन्मि तीव्रण दण्डेन दण्डाहाँ पापकारिणीम्॥
dharmabandhena baddho'smi tenemāṃ neha mātaram| hanmi tīvraṇa daṇḍena daṇḍāhā~ pāpakāriṇīm||
English Meaning
I am bound by the fetters of religion. For this it is that I do not by a severe penalty slay my wicked mother deserving of chastisement.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)