SB 12.2.8 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

प्रजा हि लुब्धै राजन्यैर्निर्घृणैर्दस्युधर्मभि: । आच्छिन्नदारद्रविणा यास्यन्ति गिरिकाननम् ॥ ८ ॥

Verse text

prajā hi lubdhai rājanyair nirghṛṇair dasyu-dharmabhiḥ ācchinna-dāra-draviṇā yāsyanti giri-kānanam

Synonyms

prajāḥ — the citizens ; hi — indeed ; lubdhaiḥ — avaricious ; rājanyaiḥ — by the royal order ; nirghṛṇaiḥ — merciless ; dasyu — of ordinary thieves ; dharmabhiḥ — acting according to the nature ; ācchinna — taken away ; dāra — their wives ; draviṇāḥ — and property ; yāsyanti — they will go ; giri — to the mountains ; kānanam — and forests .

Translation

Losing their wives and properties to such avaricious and merciless rulers, who will behave no better than ordinary thieves, the citizens will flee to the mountains and forests.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Losing their wives and properties to such avaricious and merciless rulers who will behave no better than ordinary thieves the citizens will flee to the mountains and forests.