किं नु बालेषु शूरेण कलिना धीरभीरुणा । अप्रमत्त: प्रमत्तेषु यो वृको नृषु वर्तते ॥ ८ ॥
kim nu balesu surena kalina dhira-bhiruna apramattah pramattesu yo vrko nrsu vartate
- kim
- what
- nu
- may be
- balesu
- among the less intelligent persons
- surena
- by the powerful
- kalina
- by the personality of Kali
- dhira
- self-controlled
- bhiruna
- by one who is afraid of
- apramattah
- one who is careful
- pramattesu
- among the careless
- yah
- one who
- vrkah
- tiger
- nrsu
- among men
- vartate
- exists.
Maharaja Pariksit considered that less intelligent men might find the personality of Kali to be very powerful, but that those who are self-controlled would have nothing to fear. The King was powerful like a tiger and took care for the foolish, careless persons.