शाकमूलामिषक्षौद्रफलपुष्पाष्टिभोजना: । अनावृष्टया विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति दुर्भिक्षकरपीडिता: ॥ ९ ॥
śāka-mūlāmiṣa-kṣaudra- phala-puṣpāṣṭi-bhojanāḥ anāvṛṣṭyā vinaṅkṣyanti durbhikṣa-kara-pīḍitāḥ
- śāka
- leaves
- mūla
- roots
- āmiṣa
- meat
- kṣaudra
- wild honey
- phala
- fruits
- puṣpa
- flowers
- aṣṭi
- and seeds
- bhojanāḥ
- eating
- anāvṛṣṭyā
- because of drought
- vinaṅkṣyanti
- they will become ruined
- durbhikṣa
- by famine
- kara
- and taxation
- pīḍitāḥ
- tormented
Harassed by famine and excessive taxes, people will resort to eating leaves, roots, flesh, wild honey, fruits, flowers and seeds. Struck by drought, they will become completely ruined.