He whose state of being is not egoistic (anahaṅkṛta), whose understanding (buddhi) is not tainted, Even having killed these people, he does not kill, nor is he bound.
When one is free of individuality and his understanding is untainted, even if he kills these people, he does not kill and is not bound.
(17) A man who has reached a state where there is no sense of 'I', whose soul (buddhi) is undefiled,—were he to slaughter [all] these worlds,—slays nothing. He is not hound.
18.17 He who has not the feeling of egoism, whose intellect is not tainted, he does not kill, nor does he become bound-even by killing these creatures!
18.17 He who is free from the notion 'I am the doer,' and whose understanding is not tainted --- slays not, though he slays all these men, nor is he bound.
18.17 He who is free from the egoistic notion, whose intelligence is not tainted (by good or evil), though he slays these people, he slayeth not, nor is he bound (by the action).