ŚB 10.89.24
Devanagari
हिंसाविहारं नृपतिं दु:शीलमजितेन्द्रियम् ।
प्रजा भजन्त्य: सीदन्ति दरिद्रा नित्यदु:खिता: ॥ २४ ॥
प्रजा भजन्त्य: सीदन्ति दरिद्रा नित्यदु:खिता: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ
duḥśīlam ajitendriyam
prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti
daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ
duḥśīlam ajitendriyam
prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti
daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Citizens serving such a wicked king, who takes pleasure in violence and cannot control his senses, are doomed to suffer poverty and constant misery.