ŚB 10.20.47
Devanagari
उदहृष्यन् वारिजानि सूर्योत्थाने कुमुद् विना ।
राज्ञा तु निर्भया लोका यथा दस्यून् विना नृप ॥ ४७ ॥
राज्ञा तु निर्भया लोका यथा दस्यून् विना नृप ॥ ४७ ॥
Verse text
udahṛṣyan vārijāni
sūryotthāne kumud vinā
rājñā tu nirbhayā lokā
yathā dasyūn vinā nṛpa
sūryotthāne kumud vinā
rājñā tu nirbhayā lokā
yathā dasyūn vinā nṛpa
Synonyms
udahṛṣyan — blossomed abundantly; vāri-jāni — the lotuses; sūrya — the sun; utthāne — when it had arisen; kumut — the night-blooming kumut lotus; vinā — except; rājñā — because of the presence of a king; tu — indeed; nirbhayāḥ — fearless; lokāḥ — the populace; yathā — as; dasyūn — the thieves; vinā — except for; nṛpa — O King.
Translation
O King Parīkṣit, when the autumn sun rose, all the lotus flowers blossomed happily, except the night-blooming kumut, just as in the presence of a strong ruler everyone becomes fearless, except the thieves.