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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.16

యస్త్విహ వై రాజా రాజపురుషో వా అదణ్డ్యే దణ్డం ప్రణయతి బ్రాహ్మణే వా శరీరదణ్డం స పాపీయాన్నరకేఽముత్ర సూకరముఖే నిపతతి తత్రాతిబలైర్వినిష్పిష్యమాణావయవో యథైవేహేక్షుఖణ్డ ఆర్తస్వరేణ స్వనయన్ క్‍వచిన్మూర్చ్ఛిత: కశ్మలముపగతో యథైవేహాద‍ృష్టదోషా ఉపరుద్ధా: ॥ ౧౬ ॥
yas tv iha vai rājā rāja-puruṣo vā adaṇḍye daṇḍaṁ praṇayati brāhmaṇe vā śarīra-daṇḍaṁ sa pāpīyān narake ’mutra sūkaramukhe nipatati tatrātibalair viniṣpiṣyamāṇāvayavo yathaivehekṣukhaṇḍa ārta-svareṇa svanayan kvacin mūrcchitaḥ kaśmalam upagato yathaivehā-dṛṣṭa-doṣā uparuddhāḥ.
[yas tv iha vai raajaa raaja-purusho vaa adandye dandam pranayati braahmane vaa shareera-dandam sa paapeeyaan narake ’mutra sookaramukhe nipatati tatraatibalair vinishpishyamaanaavayavo yathaivehekshukhanda aarta-svarena svanayan kvachin moorchchitah kashmalam upagato yathaivehaa-drishta-doshaa uparuddhaah.]
yaḥ — anyone who tu — but iha — in this life vai — indeed rājā — a king rāja-puruṣaḥ — a king’s man vā — or adaṇḍye — unto one not punishable daṇḍam — punishment praṇayati — inflicts brāhmaṇe — unto a brāhmaṇa vā — or śarīra-daṇḍam — corporal punishment saḥ — that person, king or government officer pāpīyān — the most sinful narake — in the hell amutra — in the next life sūkaramukhe — named Sūkaramukha nipatati — falls down tatra — there ati-balaiḥ — by very strong assistants of Yamarāja viniṣpiṣyamāṇa — being crushed avayavaḥ — the different parts of whose body yathā — like eva — certainly iha — here ikṣu-khaṇḍaḥ — sugarcane ārta-svareṇa — with a pitiable sound svanayan — crying kvacit — sometimes mūrcchitaḥ — fainted kaśmalam upagataḥ — becoming illusioned yathā — just like eva — indeed iha — here adṛṣṭa-doṣāḥ — who is not at fault uparuddhāḥ — arrested for punishment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yas tv iha vai rājā rāja-puruṣo vā adaṇḍye daṇḍaṁ praṇayati brāhmaṇe vā śarīra-daṇḍaṁ sa pāpīyān narake ’mutra sūkaramukhe nipatati tatrātibalair viniṣpiṣyamāṇāvayavo yathaivehekṣukhaṇḍa ārta-svareṇa svanayan kvacin mūrcchitaḥ kaśmalam upagato yathaivehā-dṛṣṭa-doṣā uparuddhāḥ.
yaḥ
anyone who
tu
but
iha
in this life
vai
indeed
rājā
a king
rāja-puruṣaḥ
a king’s man
vā
or
adaṇḍye
unto one not punishable
daṇḍam
punishment
praṇayati
inflicts
brāhmaṇe
unto a brāhmaṇa
vā
or
śarīra-daṇḍam
corporal punishment
saḥ
that person, king or government officer
pāpīyān
the most sinful
narake
in the hell
amutra
in the next life
sūkaramukhe
named Sūkaramukha
nipatati
falls down
tatra
there
ati-balaiḥ
by very strong assistants of Yamarāja
viniṣpiṣyamāṇa
being crushed
avayavaḥ
the different parts of whose body
yathā
like
eva
certainly
iha
here
ikṣu-khaṇḍaḥ
sugarcane
ārta-svareṇa
with a pitiable sound
svanayan
crying
kvacit
sometimes
mūrcchitaḥ
fainted
kaśmalam upagataḥ
becoming illusioned
yathā
just like
eva
indeed
iha
here
adṛṣṭa-doṣāḥ
who is not at fault
uparuddhāḥ
arrested for punishment.
In his next life, a sinful king or governmental representative who punishes an innocent person, or who inflicts corporal punishment upon a brāhmaṇa, is taken by the Yamadūtas to the hell named Sūkaramukha, where the most powerful assistants of Yamarāja crush him exactly as one crushes sugarcane to squeeze out the juice. The sinful living entity cries very pitiably and faints, just like an innocent man undergoing punishments. This is the result of punishing a faultless person.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A sinful king or governmental representative who punishes an innocent person or who inflicts corporal punishment upon a brāhmaṇa, falls down to the hell named Sūkaramukha, where the most powerful assistants of Yamarāja crush his limbs just as one crushes sugarcane. Caught in such difficulty, he cries very pitiably and faints. He is punishes as much as the innocent people were punished in this world. Svanayan means crying out. He is punished as much as the innocent people were punished in this world.
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