O foremost of men, I ate some fruits that had not given me by my elder brother. Do you, o king, punish me for it forthwith, Sudyumna answered,-If the king be considered to wield the rod of chastisement, he come. should be regarded, O foremost of Brahmanas, as equally competent to pardon.
सुद्युम्न उवाच अनिसृष्टानि गुरुणा फलानि मनुजर्षभ। भक्षितानि महाराज तत्र मां शाधि मा चिरम्॥ प्रमाणं चेन्मतो राजा भवतो दण्डधारणे। अनुज्ञायामपि तथा हेतुः स्याद् ब्राह्मणर्षभ।॥