नाराजके जनपदे प्रहृष्टनटनर्तकाः। उत्सवाश्च समाजाश्च वर्धन्ते राष्ट्रवर्धनाः॥
nārājake janapade prahṛṣṭanaṭanartakāḥ| utsavāśca samājāśca vardhante rāṣṭravardhanāḥ||
English Meaning
In a kingless country, neither neither social gatherings, nor festivities characterised by the presence of merry theatrical managers and performers, increase.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)