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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.44

తదద్య న: పాపముపైత్యనన్వయం యన్నష్టనాథస్య వసోర్విలుమ్పకాత్ । పరస్పరం ఘ్నన్తి శపన్తి వృఞ్జతే పశూన్ స్త్రియోఽర్థాన్ పురుదస్యవో జనా: ॥ ౪౪ ॥
tad adya naḥ pāpam upaity ananvayaṁ
[tad adya nah paapam upaity ananvayam]
yan naṣṭa-nāthasya vasor vilumpakāt
[yan nashta-naathasya vasor vilumpakaat]
parasparaṁ ghnanti śapanti vṛṣjate
[parasparam ghnanti shapanti vrishjate]
paśūn striyo ’rthān puru-dasyavo janāḥ
[pashoon striyo ’rthaan puru-dasyavo janaah]
tat — for this reason adya — from this day naḥ — upon us pāpam — reaction of sin upaiti — will overtake ananvayam — disruption yat — because naṣṭa — abolished nāthasya — of the monarch vasoḥ — of wealth vilumpakāt — being plundered parasparam — between one another ghnanti — will kill śapanti — will do harm vṛṣjate — will steal paśūn — animals striyaḥ — women arthān — riches puru — greatly dasyavaḥ — thieves janāḥ — the mass of people.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad adya naḥ pāpam upaity ananvayaṁ
tat
for this reason
adya
from this day
naḥ
upon us
pāpam
reaction of sin
upaiti
will overtake
ananvayam
disruption
yan naṣṭa-nāthasya vasor vilumpakāt
yat
because
naṣṭa
abolished
nāthasya
of the monarch
vasoḥ
of wealth
vilumpakāt
being plundered
parasparaṁ ghnanti śapanti vṛṣjate
parasparam
between one another
ghnanti
will kill
śapanti
will do harm
vṛṣjate
will steal
paśūn striyo ’rthān puru-dasyavo janāḥ
paśūn
animals
striyaḥ
women
arthān
riches
puru
greatly
dasyavaḥ
thieves
janāḥ
the mass of people.
Due to the termination of the monarchical regimes and the plundering of the people’s wealth by rogues and thieves, there will be great social disruptions. People will be killed and injured, and animals and women will be stolen. And for all these sins we shall be responsible.

The word naḥ (we) is very significant in this verse. The sage rightly takes the responsibility of the brāhmaṇas as a community for killing monarchical government and thus giving an opportunity to the so-called democrats, who are generally plunderers of the wealth of the state subjects. The so-called democrats capture the administrative machine without assuming responsibility for the prosperous condition of the citizens. Everyone captures the post for personal gratification, and thus instead of one king, a number of irresponsible kings grow up to tax the citizens. It is foretold herein that in the absence of good monarchical government, everyone will be the cause of disturbance for others by plundering riches, animals, women, etc.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sin, though it is unrelated to us, arising from theft of wealth from people without a protector, will affect us at that time. The crowd of thieves will kill each other, curse each other and steal from each other animals, women and wealth.
Commentary

The wealth of the people who are without a protector (naṣṭa-nāthasya) will be stolen. Because of this theft, sin will arise. Because of that sin, even though unrelated to us, (ananvayam) we also will enter into sin. The sin is shown. They will kill each other, curse each other, and steal from each other (vṛṣjate) animals, women and wealth.

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