SB 12.2.8
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
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.