katham - how; sā iyam - this same; akhaṇḍā - unbounded; bhūḥ - earth; pūrvaiḥ - by the predecessors; me - my; puruṣaiḥ - by the personalities; dhṛtā - held in control; mat-putrasya - of my son; ca - and; pautrasya - of the grandson; mat-pūrvā - now under my sway; vamśa-jasya - of the descendant; vā - or.

[The materialistic king thinks:] “This unbounded earth was held by my predecessors and is now under my sovereignty. How can I arrange for it to remain in the hands of my sons, grandsons and other descendants?”