A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s7.53

v3.c35.s7.53

*tāṁstān kāpuruṣān harṣadevodantātprabhṛtyalam* ।
*smṛtyā ca kīrtayitvā ca kṛtabhāragrahā iva* ॥
*jātaduṣkṛtasaṁsparśāḥ khedātpartuṁ na śaknumaḥ* ॥
*pāpātpāpīyasāṁ yeṣāṁ nāmagrahaṇasāhasam* ॥
“By recording and describing rogues of various sorts in plenty from King Harṣa’s story onwards, we have become hardened like load-carriers. Yet we cannot venture to name those persons who participated in the murder of Sussala, who were worse than wicked, owing to the pain which is caused by touching upon their evil deeds.”