śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; dṛṣṭvā - observing; ātmani - of herself; jaye - in conquest; vyagrān - busily engaged; nṛpān - the kings; hasati - she laughs; bhūḥ - the earth; iyam - this; aho - ah; mā - me; vijigīṣanti - they are desiring to conquer; mṛtyoḥ - of death; krīḍanakāḥ - playthings; nṛpāḥ - the kings.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Seeing the kings of this earth busy trying to conquer her, the earth herself laughed. She said: “Just see how these kings, who are actually playthings in the hands of death, are desiring to conquer me.