ये त्विह वै दस्यवोऽग्निदा गरदा ग्रामान् सार्थान् वा विलुम्पन्ति राजानो राजभटा वा तांश्चापि हि परेत्य यमदूता वज्रदंष्ट्रा: श्वान: सप्तशतानि विंशतिश्च सरभसं खादन्ति ॥ २७ ॥
ye tv iha vai dasyavo ’gnida garada graman sarthan va vilumpanti rajano raja-bhata va tams capi hi paretya yamaduta vajra-damstrah svanah sapta-satani vimsatis ca sarabhasam khadanti.
- ye
- persons who
- tu
- but
- iha
- in this life
- vai
- indeed
- dasyavah
- thieves and plunderers
- agni-dah
- who set fire
- garadah
- who administer poison
- graman
- villages
- sarthan
- the mercantile class of men
- va
- or
- vilumpanti
- plunder
- rajanah
- kings
- raja-bhatah
- government officials
- va
- or
- tan
- them
- ca
- also
- api
- indeed
- hi
- certainly
- paretya
- having died
- yamadutah
- the assistants of Yamaraja
- vajra-damstrah
- having mighty teeth
- svanah
- dogs
- sapta-satani
- seven hundred
- vimsatih
- twenty
- ca
- and
- sarabhasam
- voraciously
- khadanti
- devour
In this world, some persons are professional plunderers who set fire to others’ houses or administer poison to them. Also, members of the royalty or government officials sometimes plunder mercantile men by forcing them to pay income tax and by other methods. After death such demons are put into the hell known as Sarameyadana. On that plane there are 720 dogs with teeth as strong as thunderbolts. Under the orders of the agents of Yamaraja, these dogs voraciously devour such sinful people.