नमन्ति यत्पादनिकेतमात्मन: शिवायहानीय धनानि शत्रव: । कथं स वीर: श्रियमङ्ग दुस्त्यजां युवैषतोत्स्रष्टुमहो सहासुभि: ॥ ११ ॥
namanti yat-pada-niketam atmanah sivaya haniya dhanani satravah katham sa virah sriyam anga dustyajam yuvaisatotsrastum aho sahasubhih
- namanti
- bow down
- yat-pada
- whose feet
- niketam
- under
- atmanah
- own
- sivaya
- welfare
- haniya
- used to bring about
- dhanani
- wealth
- satravah
- enemies
- katham
- for what reason
- sah
- he
- virah
- the chivalrous
- sriyam
- opulences
- anga
- O
- dustyajam
- insuperable
- yuva
- in full youth
- aisata
- desired
- utsrastum
- to give up
- aho
- exclamation
- saha
- with
- asubhih
- life.
He was such a great emperor that all his enemies would come and bow down at his feet and surrender all their wealth for their own benefit. He was full of youth and strength, and he possessed insuperable kingly opulences. Why did he want to give up everything, including his life?