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स ते मा विनशेद्वीर प्रजानां क्षेमलक्षणः ।
यस्मिन्विनष्टे नृपतिर् ऐश्वर्यादवरोहति ॥ १६ ॥

sa te ma vinased vira

prajanam ksema-laksanah

yasmin vinaste nrpatir

aisvaryad avarohati

sah-that spiritual life; te-by you; ma-do not; vinaset-let it be spoiled; vira-O hero; prajanam-of the people; ksema-laksanah-the cause of prosperity; yasmin-which; vinaste-being spoiled; nrpatih-the king; aisvaryat-from opulence; avarohati-falls down.