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तद्विद्वद्भिरसद्वृत्तो वेनो ऽस्माभिः कृतो नृपः ।
सान्त्वितो यदि नो वाचं न ग्रहीष्यत्यधर्मकृत् ।
लोकधिक्कारसन्दग्धं दहिष्यामः स्वतेजसा ॥ १२ ॥

tad-vidvadbhir asad-vrtto

veno 'smabhih krto nrpah

santvito yadi no vacam

na grahisyaty adharma-krt

loka-dhik-kara-sandagdham

dahisyamah sva-tejasa

tat-his mischievous nature; vidvadbhih-aware of; asat-vrttah-impious; venah-Vena; asmabhih-by us; krtah-was made; nrpah-king; santvitah-(in spite of) being pacified; yadi-if; nah-our; vacam-words; na-not; grahisyati-he will accept; adharma-krt-the most mischievous; loka-dhik-kara-by public condemnation; sandagdham-burned; dahisyamah-we shall burn; sva-tejasa-by our prowess.