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SB 10.89.24

Devanāgarī

हिंसाविहारं नृपतिं दु:शीलमजितेन्द्रियम् । प्रजा भजन्त्य: सीदन्ति दरिद्रा नित्यदु:खिता: ॥ २४ ॥

Text

hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ duḥśīlam ajitendriyam prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ

Synonyms

hiṁsā—violence;vihāram—whose sport;nṛ-patim—this King;duḥśīlam—wicked;ajita—unconquered;indriyam—whose senses;prajāḥ—the citizens;bhajantyaḥ—serving;sīdanti—suffer distress;daridrāḥ—poverty-stricken;nitya—always;duḥkhitāḥ—unhappy.

Translation

Citizens serving such a wicked king, who takes pleasure in violence and cannot control his senses, are doomed to suffer poverty and constant misery.

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