तत्रासन् कतिचिच्चोरा: पालाश्च कतिचिन्नृप । मेषायिताश्च तत्रैके विजह्रुरकुतोभया: ॥ २७ ॥
tatrāsan katicic corāḥ pālāś ca katicin nṛpa meṣāyitāś ca tatraike vijahrur akuto-bhayāḥ
- tatra
- in that
- āsan
- were
- katicit
- some
- corāḥ
- thieves
- pālāḥ
- herders
- ca
- and
- katicit
- some
- nṛpa
- O King (Parīkṣit)
- meṣāyitāḥ
- acting as the sheep
- ca
- and
- tatra
- therein
- eke
- some of them
- vijahruḥ
- they played
- akutaḥ-bhayāḥ
- without any fear
In that game, O King, some acted as thieves, others as shepherds and others as sheep. They played their game happily, without fear of danger.