तद्विद्वद्भिरसद्वृत्तो वेनोऽस्माभि: कृतो नृप: । सान्त्वितो यदि नो वाचं न ग्रहीष्यत्यधर्मकृत् । लोकधिक्कारसन्दग्धं दहिष्याम: स्वतेजसा ॥ १२ ॥
tad-vidvadbhir asad-vrtto veno ’smabhih krto nrpah santvito yadi no vacam na grahisyaty adharma-krt loka-dhikkara-sandagdham dahisyamah sva-tejasa
- tat
- his mischievous nature
- vidvadbhih
- aware of
- asat-vrttah
- impious
- venah
- Vena
- asmabhih
- by us
- krtah
- was made
- nrpah
- king
- santvitah
- (in spite of) being pacified
- yadi
- if
- nah
- our
- vacam
- words
- na
- not
- grahisyati
- he will accept
- adharma-krt
- the most mischievous
- loka-dhik-kara
- by public condemnation
- sandagdham
- burned
- dahisyamah
- we shall burn
- sva-tejasa
- by our prowess.
The saintly sages continued thinking: Of course we are completely aware of his mischievous nature. Yet nevertheless we enthroned Vena. If we cannot persuade King Vena to accept our advice, he will be condemned by the public, and we will join them. Thus by our prowess we shall burn him to ashes.