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अधुना पुत्रिणां तापो भवतैवानुभूयते ।
एवं दारा गृहा रायो विविधैश्वर्यसम्पदः ।
शब्दादयश्च विषयाश् चला राज्यविभूतयः ।
मही राज्यं बलं कोषो भृत्यामात्यसुहृज्जनाः ।
सर्वे ऽपि शूरसेनेमे शोकमोहभयार्तिदाः ।
गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्याः स्वप्नमायामनोरथाः ॥ २३ ॥

adhuna putrinam tapo

bhavataivanubhuyate

evam dara grha rayo

vividhaisvarya-sampadah

sabdadayas ca visayas

cala rajya-vibhutayah

mahi rajyam balam koso

bhrtyamatya-suhrj-janah

sarve 'pi suraseneme

soka-moha-bhayartidah

gandharva-nagara-prakhyah

svapna-maya-manorathah

adhuna-at the present moment; putrinam-of persons who have children; tapah-the tribulation; bhavata-by you; eva-indeed; anubhuyate-is experienced; evam-in this way; darah-good wife; grhah-residence; rayah-riches; vividha-various; aisvarya-opulences; sampadah-prosperities; sabda-adayah-sound and so on; ca-and; visayah-the objects of sense gratification; calah-temporary; rajya-of the kingdom; vibhutayah-opulences; mahi-land; rajyam-kingdom; balam-strength; kosah-treasury; bhrtya-servants; amatya-ministers; suhrt-janah-allies; sarve-all; api-indeed; surasena-O King of Surasena; ime-these; soka-of lamentation; moha-of illusion; bhaya-of fear; arti-and distress; dah-givers; gandharva-nagara-prakhyah-headed by the illusory sight of a gandharva-nagara, a big palace within the forest; svapna-dreams; maya-illusions; manorathah-and concoctions of the mind.