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क्वचित्कालविषमितराजकुलरक्षसापहृतप्रियतमधनासुः प्रमृतक इव विगतजीवलक्षण आस्ते. ॥ १६ ॥
 
kvacit kala-visa-mita-raja-kula-raksasapahrta-priyatama-dhanasuh
pramrtaka iva vigata-jiva-laksana aste.
kvacit-sometimes; kala-visa-mita-made crooked by time; raja-kula-the government men; raksasa-by those who are like carnivorous human beings; apahrta-being plundered; priya-tama-most dear; dhana-in the form of wealth; asuh-whose life air; pramrtakah-dead; iva-like; vigata-jiva-laksanah-bereft of all signs of life; aste-he remains.