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देहिनामात्मवत्प्रेष्ठः सुहृदां नन्दिवर्धनः ।
मुक्तसङ्गप्रसङ्गो ऽयं दण्डपाणिरसाधुषु ॥ १८ ॥
 
dehinam atmavat-presthah
suhrdam nandi-vardhanah
mukta-saṅga-prasaṅgo 'yam
danda-panir asadhusu
dehinam-to all living entities having a body; atma-vat-as himself; presthah-considering dear; suhrdam-of his friends; nandi-vardhanah-increasing pleasures; mukta-saṅga-with persons devoid of all material contamination; prasaṅgah-intimately associated; ayam-this King; danda-panih-a chastising hand; asadhusu-to the criminals.