राज्यं पालयितुं शक्यं न तीक्ष्णेन निशाचर। न चातिप्रतिकूलेन नाविनीतेन राक्षस ॥
rājyaṃ pālayituṃ śakyaṃ na tīkṣṇena niśācara| na cātipratikūlena nāvinītena rākṣasa ||
English Meaning
O ranger of night, proud kings of cruel temperament, acting against the subjects can never administer their kingdoms.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)