SB 10.89.24
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
- hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ
- duḥśīlam ajitendriyam
- prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti
- daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ
SYNONYMS
hiṁsā — violence; vihāram — whose sport; nṛ-patim — this King; duḥśīlam — wicked; ajita — unconquered; indriyam — whose senses; prajāḥ — the citizens; bhajantyaḥ — serving; sīdanti — suffer distress; daridrāḥ — poverty-stricken; nitya — always; duḥkhitāḥ — unhappy.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.