सप्तद्वीपाधिपतयो नृपा वैण्यगयादयः ।
अर्थैः कामैर्गता नान्तं तृष्णाया इति नः श्रुतम् ॥ २३ ॥
arthaih kamair gata nantam
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.
We have heard that although powerful kings like
Maharaja Prthu and Maharaja
Gaya achieved proprietorship over the seven dvipas, they could not achieve satisfaction or find the end of their ambitions.