तस्मात् कृतनराहाराद् भीतैर्नृभिरमित्रहन् । न सेव्यते पशुगणै: पक्षिसङ्घैर्विवर्जितम् ॥ २४ ॥
tasmāt kṛta-narāhārād bhītair nṛbhir amitra-han na sevyate paśu-gaṇaiḥ pakṣi-saṅghair vivarjitam
- tasmāt
- of him
- kṛta-nara-āhārāt
- who has eaten human beings
- bhītaiḥ
- who are afraid
- nṛbhiḥ
- by the human beings
- amitra-han
- O killer of enemies
- na sevyate
- is not resorted to
- paśu-gaṇaiḥ
- by the various animals
- pakṣi-saṅghaiḥ
- by the flocks of birds
- vivarjitam
- abandoned
The demon Dhenuka has eaten men alive, and therefore all people and animals are terrified of going to the Tāla forest. O killer of the enemy, even the birds are afraid to fly there.