TEXT 3
atha ta isvara-vacah sopalambham upakarnyopaya-turiyac chankita-manasas tam vijnapayam babhuvuh.
SYNONYMS
athathus; tethey (the carriers of the palanquin); isvara-vacahthe words of the master, King Rahugana; sa-upalambhamwith reproach; upakarnyahearing; upayathe means; turiyatfrom the fourth one; sankita-manasahwhose minds were afraid; tamhim (the King); vijnapayam babhuvuhinformed.
TRANSLATION
When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of Maharaja Rahugana, they became very afraid of his punishment and began to speak to him as follows.
PURPORT
According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes derides them and sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates. The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry and that he would chastise them.

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