राजोवाच
rajovaca aho vayam dhanyatama nrpanam mahattamanugrahaniya-silah rajnam kulam brahmana-pada-saucad durad visrstam bata garhya-karma
- raja uvaca
- the fortunate King said
- aho
- ah
- vayam
- we
- dhanya-tamah
- most thankful
- nrpanam
- of all the kings
- mahat-tama
- of the great souls
- anugrahaniya-silah
- trained to get favors
- rajnam
- of the royal
- kulam
- orders
- brahmana-pada
- feet of the brahmanas
- saucat
- refuse after cleaning
- durat
- at a distance
- visrstam
- always left out
- bata
- on account of
- garhya
- condemnable
- karma
- activities.
The fortunate King said: Indeed, we are the most grateful of all the kings who are trained to get favors from the great souls. Generally you (sages) consider royalty as refuse to be rejected and left in a distant place.