Yudhishthira said O descendant of Bharata's race, you should answer this question of mine truly and in detail. What are those circumstances under which a person may become guilty of Brahmanicide without actually killing a Brahmana.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच इदं मे तत्त्वतो राजन् वक्तुमर्हसि भारत। अहिंसयित्वापि कथं ब्रह्महत्या विधीयते॥