naiva caṇḍamahāseno balasādhyo mahān hi saḥ / na caivaṃ vatsarājasya śarīre kuśalaṃ bhavet // tasmānna yukto 'vaskando buddhisādhyamidaṃ punaḥ / iti prakṛtayaḥ kṣobhānnavāryanta rumaṇvatā //
But Rumaṇvat checked the impetuous fury of the subjects by telling them that Caṇḍamahāsena was not to be overcome by force, for he was a mighty monarch, and besides that an assault was not advisable, for it might endanger the safety of the King of Vatsa;