अकस्मानागरः सर्वो जनो दैन्यमुपागमत्। आहारे वा विहारे वा न कश्चिदकरोन्मनः॥
akasmānāgaraḥ sarvo jano dainyamupāgamat| āhāre vā vihāre vā na kaścidakaronmanaḥ||
English Meaning
And all of a sudden the citizens have been stricken with poverty: and no one turns his thoughts to eating or drinking.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)