अहो उभयत: प्राप्तं लोकस्य व्यसनं महत् । दारुण्युभयतो दीप्ते इव तस्करपालयो: ॥ ८ ॥
aho ubhayatah praptam lokasya vyasanam mahat daruny ubhayato dipte iva taskara-palayoh
- aho
- alas
- ubhayatah
- from both directions
- praptam
- received
- lokasya
- of the people in general
- vyasanam
- danger
- mahat
- great
- daruni
- a log
- ubhayatah
- from both sides
- dipte
- burning
- iva
- like
- taskara
- from thieves and rogues
- palayoh
- and from the king.
When the great sages consulted one another, they saw that the people were in a dangerous position from both directions. When a fire blazes on both ends of a log, the ants in the middle are in a very dangerous situation. Similarly, at that time the people in general were in a dangerous position due to an irresponsible king on one side and thieves and rogues on the other.