Indeed, O lord, the kingdom of that monarch began to dwindle as a large forest gradually disappears when men cut it down with the axe. Overtaken by dangers, the kingdom began to lose its prosperity and vitality.
ततः प्रक्षीयमाणं तद् राज्यं तस्य महीपतेः। छिद्यमानं यथानन्तं वनं परशुना विभो॥ बभूवापद्गतं तच व्यवकीर्णमचेतनम्। दृष्ट्वा तथावकीर्णं तु राष्ट्रं स मनुजाधिपः॥