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matikṣayādgrāmyasukhēṣu sakta

stava prasādāpratikārabuddhiḥ.

hatō.grajaṅ paśyatu vīra! tasya

na rājyamēvaṅ viguṇasya dēyam4.31.3৷৷

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vīra hero, tava your, prasādāpratikārabuddhiḥ ingratitude to the benefactor, matikṣayāt mind grown smaller, grāmyasukhēṣu in rustic, vulgar pleasures, saktaḥ engaged, hataḥ killed, agrajam elder brother, tasya his, paśyatu let him see, ēvam that way, viguṇasya desttitute of virtues, rājyam kingdom, na dēyam not to be given.

'O hero! he is too ungrateful to return the favour done to him, Engaged in rustic, vulgar pleasures, he is not thinking of it. Let him see his killed elder brother. Kingship should not be given to an individual who is a destitute of virtues.