diṣṭyā vyavasitaḿ bhūpā

bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ

śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaḿ

paśya unmādakaḿ nṛṇām

dishtya -- fortunate; vyavasitam -- your resolve; bhupah -- O kings; bhavantah -- you; rita -- truthfully; bhashinah -- speaking; sri -- of opulence; aisvarya -- and power; mada -- due to the intoxication; unnaham -- lack of restraint; pasye -- I see; unmadakam -- maddening; nrinam -- for human beings.


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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.

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