Shatakatraya 3.57

3.57

vipula-hṛdayair īśair etaj jagaj janitaṃ purā
vidhṛtam aparair dattaṃ cānyair vijitya tṛṇaṃ yathā |
iha hi bhuvanāny anyair dhīrāś caturdaśa bhuñjate
katipaya-pura-svāmye puṃsāṃ ka eṣa mada-jvaraḥ ||

This world was created in the past by broad-minded rulers, / maintained by others, and given away by still others, conquering it like a straw; / indeed, other steadfast men here enjoy fourteen worlds: / what is this fever of pride in men over the lordship of a few cities?