It would be better to live on alms in this world than to kill these noble teachers; for by killing my teachers, even though they seek gain, I would enjoy pleasures stained with their blood.
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके | हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ||२-५||