श्रुत्वा नृपासनगतं वेनमत्युग्रशासनम् । निलिल्युर्दस्यव: सद्य: सर्पत्रस्ता इवाखव: ॥ ३ ॥
srutva nrpasana-gatam venam atyugra-sasanam nililyur dasyavah sadyah sarpa-trasta ivakhavah
- srutva
- after hearing
- nrpa
- of the King
- asana-gatam
- ascended to the throne
- venam
- Vena
- ati
- very
- ugra
- severe
- sasanam
- punisher
- nililyuh
- hid themselves
- dasyavah
- all the thieves
- sadyah
- immediately
- sarpa
- from snakes
- trastah
- being afraid
- iva
- like
- akhavah
- rats.
It was already known that Vena was very severe and cruel; therefore, as soon as all the thieves and rogues in the state heard of his ascendance to the royal throne, they became very much afraid of him. Indeed, they hid themselves here and there as rats hide themselves from snakes.