मन्दोत्साहाः समुद्भूताः सभ्यसंघातवर्जिताः ।न तदाज्ञाः पदं प्रापुर्भस्मनीवाम्बुविप्रुषः
In plain words
His commands, issuing now with feeble force, bereft of any gathered court to carry them out, gained no footing at all -- like drops of water fallen on ashes.