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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.5

వ్యభిచారం మునిర్జ్ఞాత్వా పత్‍న్యా: ప్రకుపితోఽబ్రవీత్ । ఘ్నతైనాం పుత్రకా: పాపామిత్యుక్తాస్తే న చక్రిరే ॥ ౫ ॥
vyabhicāraṁ munir jṣātvā
[vyabhichaaram munir jshaatvaa]
patnyāḥ prakupito ’bravīt
[patnyaah prakupito ’braveet]
ghnataināṁ putrakāḥ pāpām
[ghnatainaam putrakaah paapaam]
ity uktās te na cakrire
[ity uktaas te na chakrire]
vyabhicāram — adultery muniḥ — the great sage Jamadagni jṣātvā — could understand patnyāḥ — of his wife prakupitaḥ — he became angry abravīt — he said ghnata — kill enām — her putrakāḥ — my dear sons pāpām — sinful iti uktāḥ — being thus advised te — all the sons na — did not cakrire — carry out his order.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vyabhicāraṁ munir jṣātvā
vyabhicāram
adultery
muniḥ
the great sage Jamadagni
jṣātvā
could understand
patnyāḥ prakupito ’bravīt
patnyāḥ
of his wife
prakupitaḥ
he became angry
abravīt
he said
ghnataināṁ putrakāḥ pāpām
ghnata
kill
ity uktās te na cakrire
enām
her
putrakāḥ
my dear sons
pāpām
sinful
iti uktāḥ
being thus advised
te
all the sons
na
did not
cakrire
carry out his order.
The great sage Jamadagni understood the adultery in the mind of his wife. Therefore he was very angry and told his sons, “My dear sons, kill this sinful woman!” But the sons did not carry out his order.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The great sage Jamadagni understood the she had not kept her promise. In anger he told his sons, "O sons! Kill this sinful woman!" But the sons did not carry out his order. Understanding that she had broken her words to bring the water before the sacrifice, he became very angry because he could not complete his daily rites. “O sons! Kill her.” The sons however did not kill her.
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