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तदुपद्रवमाज्ञाय लोकस्य वसु लुम्पताम् ।
भर्तर्युपरते तस्मिन्न् अन्योन्यं च जिघांसताम् ।
चोरप्रायं जनपदं हीनसत्त्वमराजकम् ।
लोकान्नावारयञ्छक्ता अपि तद्दोषदर्शिनः ॥ ४० ॥

tad upadravam ajnaya

lokasya vasu lumpatam

bhartary uparate tasminn

anyonyam ca jighamsatam

cora-prayam jana-padam

hina-sattvam arajakam

lokan navarayan chakta

api tad-dosa-darsinah

tat-at that time; upadravam-the disturbance; ajnaya-understanding; lokasya-of the people in general; vasu-riches; lumpatam-by those who were plundering; bhartari-the protector; uparate-being dead; tasmin-King Vena; anyonyam-one another; ca-also; jighamsatam-desiring to kill; cora-prayam-full of thieves; jana-padam-the state; hina-bereft of; sattvam-regulation; arajakam-without a king; lokan-the thieves and rogues; na-not; avarayan-they subdued; saktah-able to do so; api-although; tat-dosa-the fault of that; darsinah-considering.