स एव पुर्यां मधुभुक्पञ्चालेषु स्वपार्षदै: । उपनीतं बलिं गृह्णन् स्त्रीजितो नाविदद्भयम् ॥ १८ ॥
sa eva puryam madhu-bhuk pancalesu sva-parsadaih upanitam balim grhnan stri-jito navidad bhayam
- sah
- he
- eva
- certainly
- puryam
- within the city
- madhu-bhuk
- enjoying sex life
- pancalesu
- in the kingdom of Pancala (five sense objects)
- sva-parsadaih
- along with his followers
- upanitam
- brought
- balim
- taxes
- grhnan
- accepting
- stri-jitah
- conquered by women
- na
- did not
- avidat
- understand
- bhayam
- fear of death.
King Puranjana collected taxes in the city known as Pancala and thus was able to engage in sexual indulgence. Being completely under the control of women, he could not understand that his life was passing away and that he was reaching the point of death.