अराजकभयादेष कृतो राजातदर्हण: । ततोऽप्यासीद्भयं त्वद्य कथं स्यात्स्वस्ति देहिनाम् ॥ ९ ॥
arajaka-bhayad esa krto rajatad-arhanah tato ’py asid bhayam tv adya katham syat svasti dehinam
- arajaka
- being without a king
- bhayat
- out of fear
- esah
- this Vena
- krtah
- was made
- raja
- the king
- a-tat-arhanah
- though not qualified for it
- tatah
- from him
- api
- also
- asit
- there was
- bhayam
- danger
- tu
- then
- adya
- now
- katham
- how
- syat
- can there be
- svasti
- happiness
- dehinam
- of the people in general.
Thinking to save the state from irregularity, the sages began to consider that it was due to a political crisis that they made Vena king although he was not qualified. But alas, now the people were being disturbed by the king himself. Under such circumstances, how could the people be happy?