तस्मात्प्रजापालनमात्रबुद्ध्या हतेषु देहेषु गुणाः धरन्ते

धर्मो हि यत्नैः पुरुषेण साध्यः भुजङ्गजिह्वाचपला नृपश्रियः।

तस्मात्प्रजापालनमात्रबुद्ध्या हतेषु देहेषु गुणाः धरन्ते॥

कर्णभारे

dharmo hi yatnaiḥ puruṣeṇa sādhyaḥ bhujaṅgajihvācapalā nṛpaśriyaḥ|

tasmātprajāpālanamātrabuddhyā hateṣu deheṣu guṇāḥ dharante||

karṇabhāre

A king or noble person should ever engage in concerted action to uphold propriety and justice, Dharma. The wealth, influence and splendour available even for a king is just transient or ever mobile similar to the lightning movements of the tongues of a snake. Therefore the full attention of the ruler should be concentrated for the protection and welfare of the citizens, and they carry their virtues eternally fully knowing that the body they possess is already killed or is expected to perish at any time.