श्रीबलिरुवाच सङ्ग्रामे वर्तमानानां कालचोदितकर्मणाम् । कीर्तिर्जयोऽजयो मृत्यु: सर्वेषां स्युरनुक्रमात् ॥ ७ ॥
sri-balir uvaca sangrame vartamananam kala-codita-karmanam kirtir jayo ’jayo mrtyuh sarvesam syur anukramat
- sri-balih uvaca
- Bali Maharaja said
- sangrame
- in the battlefield
- vartamananam
- of all persons present here
- kala-codita
- influenced by the course of time
- karmanam
- for persons engaged in fighting or any other activities
- kirtih
- reputation
- jayah
- victory
- ajayah
- defeat
- mrtyuh
- death
- sarvesam
- of all of them
- syuh
- must be done
- anukramat
- one after another.
Bali Maharaja replied: All those present on this battlefield are certainly under the influence of eternal time, and according to their prescribed activities, they are destined to receive fame, victory, defeat and death, one after another.