diṣṭyā - fortunate; vyavasitam - your resolve; bhūpāḥ - O kings; bhavantaḥ - you; ṛta - truthfully; bhāṣiṇaḥ - speaking; śrī - of opulence; aiśvarya - and power; mada - due to the intoxication; unnāham - lack of restraint; paśye - I see; unmādakam - maddening; nṛṇām - for human beings.

Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings’ lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.