कस्त्वं मच्छरणे लोके बलाद्धंस्यबलान् बली । नरदेवोऽसि वेशेण नटवत्कर्मणाद्विज: ॥ ५ ॥
kas tvam mac-charane loke balad dhamsy abalan bali nara-devo ’si vesena natavat karmanadvijah
- kah
- who are
- tvam
- you
- mat
- my
- sarane
- under protection
- loke
- in this world
- balat
- by force
- hamsi
- killing
- abalan
- those who are helpless
- bali
- although full of strength
- nara-devah
- man-god
- asi
- appear to be
- vesena
- by your dress
- nata-vat
- like a theatrical player
- karmana
- by deeds
- advi-jah
- a man not twice-born by culture.
Oh, who are you? You appear to be strong and yet you dare kill, within my protection, those who are helpless! By your dress you pose yourself to be a godly man (king), but by your deeds you are opposing the principles of the twice-born ksatriyas.