Chapter 14
तदुपद्रवमाज्ञाय लोकस्य वसु लुम्पताम् । भर्तर्युपरते तस्मिन्नन्योन्यं च जिघांसताम् ॥ ३९ ॥ चोरप्रायं जनपदं हीनसत्त्वमराजकम् । लोकान्नावारयञ्छक्ता अपि तद्दोषदर्शिन: ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration
tad upadravam ājñāya lokasya vasu lumpatām bhartary uparate tasminn anyonyaṁ ca jighāṁ-satāmcora-prāyaṁ jana-padaṁ hīna-sattvam arājakam lokān nāvārayañ chaktā api tad-doṣa-darśinaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tat — at that time; upadravam — the disturbance; ājñāya — understanding; lokasya — of the people in general; vasu — riches; lumpatām — by those who were plundering; bhartari — the protector; uparate — being dead; tasmin — King Vena; anyonyam — one another; ca — also; jighāṁ satām — desiring to kill; cora-prāyam — full of thieves; jana-padam — the state; hīna — bereft of; sattvam — regulation; arājakam — without a king; lokān — the thieves and rogues; na — not; avārayan — they subdued; śaktāḥ — able to do so; api — although; tat-doṣa — the fault of that; darśinaḥ — considering.
Translation
“Upon seeing the dust storm, the saintly persons could understand that there were a great deal of irregularities due to the death of King Vena. Without government, the state was devoid of law and order, and consequently there was a great uprising of murderous thieves and rogues, who were plundering the riches of the people in general. Although the great sages could subdue the disturbance by their powers — just as they could kill the King — they considered it improper on their part to do so. Thus they did not attempt to stop the disturbance.”