hiḿsā-vihāraḿ nṛpatiḿ

duḥśīlam ajitendriyam

prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti

daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ

himsa -- violence; viharam -- whose sport; nri-patim -- this King; duhsilam -- wicked; ajita -- unconquered; indriyam -- whose senses; prajah -- the citizens; bhajantyah -- serving; sidanti -- suffer distress; daridrah -- poverty-stricken; nitya -- always; duhkhitah -- 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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