SB 1.16.22

किं क्षत्रबन्धून्कलिनोपसृष्टान्राष्ट्राणि वा तैरवरोपितानि ।
इतस्ततो वाशनपानवासः स्नानव्यवायोन्मुखजीवलोकम् ॥ २२ ॥
kiṁ kṣatra-bandhūn kalinopasṛṣṭān
rāṣṭrāṇi vā tair avaropitāni
itas tato vāśana-pāna-vāsaḥ-
snāna-vyavāyonmukha-jīva-lokam

Synonyms

kim [śocasi82] — are you aggrieved; kṣatra-bandhūn — for the degraded knights of religion [the corrupted martial order (kṣatriyādhamān)83]; upasṛṣṭān — who are overcome [or taken possession of (vyāptān)84]; kalinā — by Kali; vā — or; rāṣṭrāṇi — for the kingdoms [or countries (deśān)85]; avaropitāni — invaded [upadrutāni86]; taiḥ — by them; vā — or; [are you mournful (kiṁ śocasi)87]; jīva-lokam — for human beings in general; unmukha — who are prone [or addicted (pravartamānam)]; aśana — to eating [bhojanam88]; pāna — drinking; vāsaḥ — dressing [vastram89]; snāna — bathing; vyavāya — [and] sexual enjoyment [maithunam]; itaḥ tataḥ — in a capricious manner [with complete disregard for all prohibitions (niṣedhānādareṇa sarvatah)].

Translation

Are you aggrieved for the degraded kṣatriyas, who are overcome by Kali, or for the kingdoms invaded by them? Or are you mournful for human beings in general, who are prone to eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, and sexual enjoyment in a capricious manner?

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