वीक्ष्योत्थितांस्तदोत्पातानाहुर्लोकभयङ्करान् । अप्यभद्रमनाथाया दस्युभ्यो न भवेद्भुव: ॥ ३७ ॥
viksyotthitams tadotpatan ahur loka-bhayankaran apy abhadram anathaya dasyubhyo na bhaved bhuvah
- viksya
- having seen
- utthitan
- developed
- tada
- then
- utpatan
- disturbances
- ahuh
- they began to say
- loka
- in society
- bhayam-karan
- causing panic
- api
- whether
- abhadram
- misfortune
- anathayah
- having no ruler
- dasyubhyah
- from thieves and rogues
- na
- not
- bhavet
- may happen
- bhuvah
- of the world.
In those days there were various disturbances in the country that were creating a panic in society. Therefore all the sages began to talk amongst themselves: Since the King is dead and there is no protector in the world, misfortune may befall the people in general on account of rogues and thieves.