hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ
duḥśīlam ajitendriyam
prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti
daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ

 hiṁsā - violence; vihāram - whose sport; nṛ-patim - this King; duḥśīlam - wicked; ajita - unconquered; indriyam - whose senses; prajāḥ - the citizens; bhajantyaḥ - serving; sīdanti - suffer distress; daridrāḥ - poverty-stricken; nitya - always; duḥkhitāḥ - unhappy.


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Citizens serving such a wicked king, who takes pleasure in violence and cannot control his senses, are doomed to suffer poverty and constant misery.

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