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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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अहो उभयतः प्राप्तं लोकस्य व्यसनं महत् । दारुण्युभयतो दीप्ते इव तस्करपालयोः ॥८॥
aho ubhayataḥ prāptaṁ lokasya vyasanaṁ mahat dāruṇy ubhayato dīpte iva taskara-pālayoḥ
WORD BY WORD
aho alas; ubhayataḥ from both directions; prāptam received; lokasya of the people in general; vyasanam danger; mahat great; dāruṇi a log; ubhayataḥ from both sides; dīpte burning; iva like; taskara from thieves and rogues; pālayoḥ and from the king.;
TRANSLATION
| When the great sages consulted one another, they saw that the people were in a dangerous position from both directions. When a fire blazes on both ends of a log, the ants in the middle are in a very dangerous situation. Similarly, at that time the people in general were in a dangerous position due to an irresponsible king on one side and thieves and rogues on the other.
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PURPORT
| This verse has not purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svāmi Prabhupāda.
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