Like to cattle's without their keeper, like to and army without its commander, like to a night without the moon, like to kines without their bull, is a kingdom without a king. Hearing these words of Sumantra, bland and appropriate, the lord of earth was afresh overwhelmed with grief.
यथा ह्यपालाः पशवो यथा सेना ह्यनायका। यथा चन्द्रं विना रात्रिर्यथा गावो विना वृषम्॥ एवं हि भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र राजा न दृश्यते। एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सान्त्वपूर्वमिवार्थवत् ॥ अभ्यकीर्यत शोकेन भूय एव महीपतिः।