वेनस्यावेक्ष्य मुनयो दुर्वृत्तस्य विचेष्टितम् । विमृश्य लोकव्यसनं कृपयोचु: स्म सत्रिण: ॥ ७ ॥
venasyaveksya munayo durvrttasya vicestitam vimrsya loka-vyasanam krpayocuh sma satrinah
- venasya
- of King Vena
- aveksya
- after observing
- munayah
- all the great sages
- durvrttasya
- of the great rogue
- vicestitam
- activities
- vimrsya
- considering
- loka-vyasanam
- danger to the people in general
- krpaya
- out of compassion
- ucuh
- talked
- sma
- in the past
- satrinah
- the performers of sacrifices.
Therefore all the great sages assembled together and, after observing cruel Vena’s atrocities, concluded that a great danger and catastrophe was approaching the people of the world. Thus out of compassion they began to talk amongst themselves, for they themselves were the performers of the sacrifices.