धनदारात्मजापृक्ता यत्र शोचन्ति ब्राह्मणा: । ते वै राजन्यवेषेण नटा जीवन्त्यसुम्भरा: ॥ २८ ॥
dhana-dārātmajāpṛktā yatra śocanti brāhmaṇāḥ te vai rājanya-veṣeṇa naṭā jīvanty asum-bharāḥ
- dhana
- from wealth
- dāra
- wives
- ātmaja
- and children
- apṛktāḥ
- separated
- yatra
- in which (situation)
- śocanti
- lament
- brāhmaṇāḥ
- brāhmaṇas
- te
- they
- vai
- indeed
- rājanya-veṣeṇa
- disguised as kings
- naṭāḥ
- actors
- jīvanti
- they live
- asum-bharāḥ
- earning their own livelihood
“The rulers of a kingdom in which brāhmaṇas lament over lost wealth, wives and children are merely imposters playing the role of kings just to earn their livelihood.