stri -- of women; bala -- children; go -- cows; dvija -- and brahmanas; ghnah -- the murderers; ca -- and; para -- of other men; dara -- the wives; dhana -- and money; adritah -- showing interest in; udita-asta-mita -- switching their moods from elated to depressed and then to moderate; prayah -- for the most part; alpa-sattva -- having little strength; alpaka-ayushah -- and short life spans; asamskritah -- not purified by Vedic rituals; kriya-hinah -- devoid of regulative principles; rajasa -- by the mode of passion; tamasa -- and by the mode of ignorance; avritah -- covered over; prajah -- the citizens; te -- they; bhakshayishyanti -- will virtually devour; mlecchah -- outcastes; rajanya-rupinah -- appearing as kings.

These barbarians in the guise of kings will devour the citizenry, murdering innocent women, children, cows and brahmanas and coveting the wives and property of other men. They will be erratic in their moods, have little strength of character and be very short-lived. Indeed, not purified by any Vedic rituals and lacking in the practice of regulative principles, they will be completely covered by the modes of passion and ignorance.