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सप्तद्वीपाधिपतयो नृपा वैण्यगयादयः ।
अर्थैः कामैर्गता नान्तं तृष्णाया इति नः श्रुतम् ॥ २३ ॥
 
sapta-dvipadhipatayo
nrpa vainya-gayadayah
arthaih kamair gata nantam
trsnaya iti nah srutam
sapta-dvipa-adhipatayah-those who are proprietors of the seven islands; nrpah-such kings; vainya-gaya-adayah-Maharaja Prthu, Maharaja Gaya and others; arthaih-for fulfillment of ambition; kamaih-for satisfying one's desires; gatah na-could not reach; antam-the end; trsnayah-of their ambitions; iti-thus; nah-by Us; srutam-has been heard.