ते मय्यपेताखिलचापलेऽर्भके दान्तेऽधृतक्रीडनकेऽनुवर्तिनि । चक्रु: कृपां यद्यपि तुल्यदर्शना: शुश्रूषमाणे मुनयोऽल्पभाषिणि ॥ २४ ॥
te mayy apetakhila-capale ’rbhake dante ’dhrta-kridanake ’nuvartini cakruh krpam yadyapi tulya-darsanah susrusamane munayo ’lpa-bhasini
- te
- they
- mayi
- unto me
- apeta
- not having undergone
- akhila
- all kinds of
- capale
- proclivities
- arbhake
- unto a boy
- dante
- having controlled the senses
- adhrta-kridanake
- without being accustomed to sporting habits
- anuvartini
- obedient
- cakruh
- did bestow
- krpam
- causeless mercy
- yadyapi
- although
- tulya-darsanah
- impartial by nature
- susrusamane
- unto the faithful
- munayah
- the muni followers of the Vedanta
- alpa-bhasini
- one who does not speak more than required
Although they were impartial by nature, those followers of the Vedanta blessed me with their causeless mercy. As far as I was concerned, I was self-controlled and had no attachment for sports, even though I was a boy. In addition, I was not naughty, and I did not speak more than required.