Sovereignty, therefore, is blessed with a small share of happiness. The misery with which it is full is very great. It is as unreal as burning flames fed by straw or the bubbles of froth seen on the surface of water.
तदल्पसुखमत्यर्थं बहुदुःखमसारवत्। तृणाग्निज्वलनप्रख्यं फेनबुबुदसंनिभम्॥