अहो अधर्म: पालानां पीव्नां बलिभुजामिव । स्वामिन्यघं यद् दासानां द्वारपानां शुनामिव ॥ ३३ ॥
aho adharmah palanam pivnam bali-bhujam iva svaminy agham yad dasanam dvara-panam sunam iva
- aho
- just look at
- adharmah
- irreligion
- palanam
- of the rulers
- pivnam
- of one who is brought up
- bali-bhujam
- like the crows
- iva
- like
- svamini
- unto the master
- agham
- sin
- yat
- what is
- dasanam
- of the servants
- dvara-panam
- keeping watch at the door
- sunam
- of the dogs
- iva
- like.
(The brahmana’s son, Srngi, said: ) O just look at the sins of the rulers who, like crows and watchdogs at the door, perpetrate sins against their masters, contrary to the principles governing servants.