लब्ध्वैतदन्तरं राजन् शतधन्वानमूचतु: । अक्रूरकृतवर्माणौ मनि: कस्मान्न गृह्यते ॥ ३ ॥
labdhvaitad antaraṁ rājan śatadhanvānam ūcatuḥ akrūra-kṛtavarmāṇau maniḥ kasmān na gṛhyate
- labdhvā
- achieving
- etat
- this
- antaram
- opportunity
- rājan
- O King (Parīkṣit)
- śatadhanvānam
- to Śatadhanvā
- ūcatuḥ
- said
- akrūra-kṛtavarmāṇau
- Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā
- maniḥ
- the jewel
- kasmāt
- why
- na gṛhyate
- should not be taken
Taking advantage of this opportunity, O King, Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā went to Śatadhanvā and said, “Why not take the Syamantaka jewel?