नव नन्दान् द्विज: कश्चित् प्रपन्नानुद्धरिष्यति । तेषामभावे जगतीं मौर्या भोक्ष्यन्ति वै कलौ ॥ ११ ॥
nava nandān dvijaḥ kaścit prapannān uddhariṣyati teṣām abhāve jagatīṁ mauryā bhokṣyanti vai kalau
- nava
- nine
- nandān
- the Nandas (King Nanda and his eight sons)
- dvijaḥ
- brāhmaṇa
- kaścit
- a certain
- prapannān
- trusting
- uddhariṣyati
- will uproot
- teṣām
- of them
- abhāve
- in the absence
- jagatīm
- the earth
- mauryāḥ
- the Maurya dynasty
- bhokṣyanti
- will rule over
- vai
- indeed
- kalau
- in this age, Kali-yuga
A certain brāhmaṇa [Cāṇakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty. In their absence the Mauryas will rule the world as the Age of Kali continues.