सर:स्वशान्तरोध:सु न्यूषुरङ्गापि सारसा: । गृहेष्वशान्तकृत्येषु ग्राम्या इव दुराशया: ॥ २२ ॥
saraḥsv aśānta-rodhaḥsu nyūṣur aṅgāpi sārasāḥ gṛheṣv aśānta-kṛtyeṣu grāmyā iva durāśayāḥ
- saraḥsu
- upon the lakes
- aśānta
- disturbed
- rodhaḥsu
- whose banks
- nyūṣuḥ
- continued to dwell
- aṅga
- my dear King
- api
- indeed
- sārasāḥ
- the cranes
- gṛheṣu
- in their homes
- aśānta
- feverish
- kṛtyeṣu
- where activities are performed
- grāmyāḥ
- materialistic men
- iva
- indeed
- durāśayāḥ
- whose minds are contaminated
The cranes continued dwelling on the shores of the lakes, although the shores were agitated during the rainy season, just as materialistic persons with contaminated minds always remain at home, despite the many disturbances there.