The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 249

p. 249

एकैकमेते राजेन्द्र मनुष्यं पर्युपासते ।

In plain words

One man at a time, O best of kings — that is how these settle in around him and stay.

Close to the Sanskrit

These, O lord of kings, sit around man one by one.