अनुनीतावुभौ विप्रौ धर्मकृच्छ्रगतेन वै । गवां लक्षं प्रकृष्टानां दास्याम्येषा प्रदीयताम् ॥ १९ ॥ भवन्तावनुगृह्णीतां किङ्करस्याविजानत: । समुद्धरतं मां कृच्छ्रात् पतन्तं निरयेऽशुचौ ॥ २० ॥
anunītāv ubhau viprau dharma-kṛcchra-gatena vai gavāṁ lakṣaṁ prakṛṣṭānāṁ dāsyāmy eṣā pradīyatām bhavantāv anugṛhṇītāṁ kiṅkarasyāvijānataḥ samuddharataṁ māṁ kṛcchrāt patantaṁ niraye ’śucau
- anunītau
- humbly requested
- ubhau
- both
- viprau
- the two brāhmaṇas
- dharma
- of religious duty
- kṛcchra
- a difficult situation
- gatena
- by (me) who was in
- vai
- indeed
- gavām
- of cows
- lakṣam
- a lakh (one hundred thousand)
- prakṛṣṭānām
- best quality
- dāsyāmi
- I will give
- eṣā
- this one
- pradīyatām
- please give
- bhavantau
- the two of you
- anugṛhṇītām
- should please show mercy
- kiṅkarasya
- to your servant
- avijānataḥ
- who was unaware
- samuddharatam
- please save
- mām
- me
- kṛcchrāt
- from danger
- patantam
- falling
- niraye
- into hell
- aśucau
- unclean
Finding myself in a terrible dilemma concerning my duty in the situation, I humbly entreated both the brāhmaṇas: “I will give one hundred thousand of the best cows in exchange for this one. Please give her back to me. Your good selves should be merciful to me, your servant. I did not know what I was doing. Please save me from this difficult situation, or I’ll surely fall into a filthy hell.”