न जातु कौरवेन्द्राणां दोर्दण्डपरिरम्भिते । भूतलेऽनुपतन्त्यस्मिन् विना ते प्राणिनां शुच: ॥ ८ ॥
na jatu kauravendranam dordanda-parirambhite bhu-tale ’nupatanty asmin vina te praninam sucah
- na
- not
- jatu
- at any time
- kaurava-indranam
- of the kings in the Kuru dynasty
- dordanda
- strength of arms
- parirambhite
- protected by
- bhu-tale
- on the surface of the earth
- anupatanti
- grieving
- asmin
- up till now
- vina
- save and except
- te
- you
- praninam
- of the living being
- sucah
- tears in the eyes.
Now for the first time in a kingdom well protected by the arms of the kings of the Kuru dynasty, I see you grieving with tears in your eyes. Up till now no one on earth has ever shed tears because of royal negligence.