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SB 10.73.19

Devanāgarī

दिष्‍ट्या व्यवसितं भूपा भवन्त ऋतभाषिण: । श्रीयैश्वर्यमदोन्नाहं पश्य उन्मादकं नृणाम् ॥ १९ ॥

Text

diṣṭyā vyavasitaṁ bhūpā bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaṁ paśya unmādakaṁ nṛṇām

Synonyms

diṣṭyā—fortunate;vyavasitam—your resolve;bhūpāḥ—O kings;bhavantaḥ—you;ṛta—truthfully;bhāṣiṇaḥ—speaking;śrī—of opulence;aiśvarya—and power;mada—due to the intoxication;unnāham—lack of restraint;paśye—I see;unmādakam—maddening;nṛṇām—for human beings.

Translation

Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings’ lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.

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