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ye-persons who; tu-but; iha-in this life; vai-indeed; dasyavah-thieves and plunderers; agni-dah-who set fire; garadah-who administer poison; graman-villages; sarthan-the mercantile class of men; va-or; vilumpanti-plunder; rajanah-kings; raja-bhatah-government officials; va-or; tan-them; ca-also; api-indeed; hi-certainly; paretya-having died; yamadutah-the assistants of Yamaraja; vajra-damstrah-having mighty teeth; svanah-dogs; sapta-satani-seven hundred; vimsatih-twenty; ca-and; sarabhasam-voraciously; khadanti-devour.