निमित्तान्यत्यरिष्टानि काले त्वनुगते नृणाम् । लोभाद्यधर्मप्रकृतिं दृष्ट्वोवाचानुजं नृप: ॥ ५ ॥
nimittany atyaristani kale tv anugate nrnam lobhady-adharma-prakrtim drstvovacanujam nrpah
- nimittani
- causes
- ati
- very serious
- aristani
- bad omens
- kale
- in course of time
- tu
- but
- anugate
- passing away
- nrnam
- of humanity at large
- lobha-adi
- such as greed
- adharma
- irreligious
- prakrtim
- habits
- drstva
- having observed
- uvaca
- said
- anujam
- younger brother
- nrpah
- the King.
In course of time it came to pass that people in general became accustomed to greed, anger, pride, etc. Maharaja Yudhisthira, observing all these omens, spoke to his younger brother.