rÄjÄno rÄja-laká¹£myÄndhÄ
nÄtma-pÄtaá¹ vicaká¹£ate
nirayaá¹ ye 'bhimanyante
brahma-svaá¹ sÄdhu bÄliÅ›Äḥ

 rÄjÄnaḥ - members of the kingly class; rÄja - royal; laká¹£myÄ - by opulence; andhÄḥ - blinded; na - do not; Ätma - their own; pÄtam - fall; vicaká¹£ate - foresee; nirayam - hell; ye - who; abhimanyante - hanker for; brahma-svam - a brÄhmaṇa's property; sÄdhu - as appropriate; bÄliÅ›aḥ - childish.


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Members of the royal order, blinded by royal opulence, fail to foresee their own downfall. Childishly hankering to enjoy a brÄhmaṇa’s property, they are actually hankering to go to hell.

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