पञ्च रूपाणि राजानो धारयन्त्यमितौजसः। अग्नेरिन्द्रस्य सोमस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च ॥ औष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम्। धारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः क्षणदाचर॥
pañca rūpāṇi rājāno dhārayantyamitaujasaḥ| agnerindrasya somasya yamasya varuṇasya ca || auṣṇyaṃ tathā vikramaṃ ca saumyaṃ daṇḍaṃ prasannatām| dhārayanti mahātmāno rājānaḥ kṣaṇadācara||
English Meaning
Sovereigns of superb prowess assume the semblance of five deities–Agni, Indra, Moon, Yama, and Varuna. Powerful kings, O Ranger of the night, assume haughtiness, power, a placid look and contentment and administer punishment to the wicked.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)