Texts 39-40

Devanagari

तदुपद्रवमाज्ञाय लोकस्य वसु लुम्पताम् ।
भर्तर्युपरते तस्मिन्नन्योन्यं च जिघांसताम् ॥ ३९ ॥
चोरप्रायं जनपदं हीनसत्त्वमराजकम् ।
लोकान्नावारयञ्छक्ता अपि तद्दोषदर्शिन: ॥ ४० ॥

Text

Texto

tad upadravam ājñāya
lokasya vasu lumpatām
bhartary uparate tasminn
anyonyaṁ ca jighāṁ-satām

cora-prāyaṁ jana-padaṁ
hīna-sattvam arājakam
lokān nāvārayañ chaktā
api tad-doṣa-darśinaḥ

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

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.

tat — en aquel momento; upadravam — los disturbios; ājñāya — entendiendo; lokasya — de la gente en general; vasu — riquezas; lumpatām — por los que estaban saqueando; bhartari — el protector; uparate — estando muerto; tasmin — el rey Vena; anyonyam — unos a otros; ca — también; jighāṁ satām — deseando matar; cora-prāyam — lleno de ladrones; jana-padam — el estado; hīna — carente de; sattvam — regulación; arājakam — sin rey; lokān — a los ladrones y maleantes; na — no; avārayan — reprimieron; śaktāḥ — capaces de hacerlo; api — aunque; tat-doṣa — el error de; darśinaḥ — considerando.

Translation

Traducción

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.

Al ver la tormenta de polvo, las personas santas pudieron entender que, debido a la muerte del rey Vena, se estaban produciendo muchísimas irregularidades. Sin gobierno, en el estado no había ni ley ni orden, y por lo tanto, por todas partes aparecían ladrones y maleantes criminales, que estaban despojando a la gente de sus riquezas. Aunque los grandes sabios podían reprimir los disturbios con sus poderes —tal como habían podido matar al rey—, no consideraban que fuese correcto por su parte actuar de esa forma, y por lo tanto, no hicieron nada por acabar con los disturbios.

Purport

Significado

The saintly persons and great sages killed King Vena out of emergency, but they did not choose to take part in the government in order to subdue the uprising of thieves and rogues, which took place after the death of King Vena. It is not the duty of brāhmaṇas and saintly persons to kill, although they may sometimes do so in the case of an emergency. They could kill all the thieves and rogues by the prowess of their mantras, but they thought it the duty of kṣatriya kings to do so. Thus they reluctantly did not take part in the killing business.

Cuando las personas santas y grandes sabios mataron al rey Vena se trataba de una emergencia, pero, tras la muerte del rey, optaron por no intervenir en el gobierno para someter a los ladrones y maleantes que habían aparecido. Matar no es el deber de los brāhmaṇas y personas santas, aunque a veces, en casos de emergencia, pueden hacerlo. Con sus mantras tenían poder para matar a todos los ladrones y maleantes, pero pensaron que ese deber les correspondía a los reyes kṣatriyas. Así, y aunque de mala gana, no se ocuparon en la tarea de matar.