अकृतात्मानमासाद्य राजानमनये रतम्। समृद्धानि विनश्यन्ति राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च॥
akṛtātmānamāsādya rājānamanaye ratam| samṛddhāni vinaśyanti rāṣṭrāṇi nagarāṇi ca||
English Meaning
Wealth, kingdom and cities-all are brought to naught when they are placed at the hands of a vicious and illiterate king.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)