Yajurveda Translation (Dr. Tulsi Ram)

Yajurveda Adhyay 23 / Mantra 22

65 Mantra
23/22
Devata- राजप्रजे देवते Rishi- प्रजापतिर्ऋषिः Chhand- विराडनुष्टुप् Swara- गान्धारः
Mantra with Swara
य॒कास॒कौ श॑कुन्ति॒काहल॒गिति॒ वञ्च॑ति। आह॑न्ति ग॒भे पसो॒ निग॑ल्गलीति॒ धार॑का॥२२॥

य॒का। अ॒स॒कौ। श॒कु॒न्ति॒का। आ॒हल॑क्। इति॑। वञ्च॑ति। आ। ह॒न्ति॒। ग॒भे। पसः॑। निग॑ल्गलीति। धार॑का ॥२२ ॥

Mantra without Swara
यकासकौ शकुन्तिकाहलगिति वञ्चति । आऽहन्ति गभे पसो निगल्गलीति धारका ॥

यका। असकौ। शकुन्तिका। आहलक्। इति। वञ्चति। आ। हन्ति। गभे। पसः। निगल्गलीति। धारका॥२२॥

Yajurveda Translation (Dr. Tulsi Ram)

English
Yajurveda Translation (Dr. Tulsi Ram) - English
Meaning
Where the ruler strikes at the people, he strikes at the nation and the state because there the people, though otherwise they enjoyed comfort and happiness before, grow weaker and weaker now and fade like a helpless bird. When such a ruler exacts taxes from the farmers, he only cheats the nation.