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Devanagari

Devanagari

श्रुत्वा नृपासनगतं वेनमत्युग्रशासनम् ।
निलिल्युर्दस्यव: सद्य: सर्पत्रस्ता इवाखव: ॥ ३ ॥

Text

Texto

śrutvā nṛpāsana-gataṁ
venam atyugra-śāsanam
nililyur dasyavaḥ sadyaḥ
sarpa-trastā ivākhavaḥ
śrutvā nṛpāsana-gataṁ
venam atyugra-śāsanam
nililyur dasyavaḥ sadyaḥ
sarpa-trastā ivākhavaḥ

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

śrutvā — after hearing; nṛpa — of the King; āsana-gatam — ascended to the throne; venam — Vena; ati — very; ugra — severe; śāsanam — punisher; nililyuḥ — hid themselves; dasyavaḥ — all the thieves; sadyaḥ — immediately; sarpa — from snakes; trastāḥ — being afraid; iva — like; ākhavaḥ — rats.

śrutvā — tras escuchar; nṛpa — del rey; āsana-gatam — elevado al trono; venam — Vena; ati — muy; ugra — severo; śāsanam — castigador; nililyuḥ — se ocultaron; dasyavaḥ — todos los ladrones; sadyaḥ — inmediatamente; sarpa — de una serpiente; trastāḥ — temerosas; iva — como; ākhavaḥ — ratas.

Translation

Traducción

It was already known that Vena was very severe and cruel; therefore, as soon as all the thieves and rogues in the state heard of his ascendance to the royal throne, they became very much afraid of him. Indeed, they hid themselves here and there as rats hide themselves from snakes.

La crueldad y severidad de Vena era de todos conocida; tan pronto como escucharon que había sido elevado al trono real, los ladrones y maleantes del país sintieron gran temor de él; se ocultaban donde podían, como ratas escondiéndose de una serpiente.

Purport

Significado

When the government is very weak, rogues and thieves flourish. Similarly, when the government is very strong, all the thieves and rogues disappear or hide themselves. Of course Vena was not a very good king, but he was known to be cruel and severe. Thus the state at least became freed from thieves and rogues.

Cuando el gobierno es muy débil, prosperan los ladrones y maleantes. Por el contrario, cuando el gobierno es muy fuerte, los ladrones y maleantes desaparecen o se esconden. Vena, por supuesto, no era un buen rey, pero se sabía que era cruel y severo, de manera que, al menos, el reino quedaba libre de ladrones y maleantes.