नान्यत् ते कामये राजन्वदान्याज्जगदीश्वरात् । नैन: प्राप्नोति वै विद्वान्यावदर्थप्रतिग्रह: ॥ १७ ॥
nanyat te kamaye rajan vadanyaj jagad-isvarat nainah prapnoti vai vidvan yavad-artha-pratigrahah
- na
- not
- anyat
- anything else
- te
- from you
- kamaye
- I beg
- rajan
- O King
- vadanyat
- who are so munificent
- jagat-isvarat
- who are the king of the entire universe
- na
- not
- enah
- distress
- prapnoti
- gets
- vai
- indeed
- vidvan
- one who is learned
- yavat-artha
- as much as one needs
- pratigrahah
- taking charity from others.
O King, controller of the entire universe, although you are very munificent and are able to give Me as much land as I want, I do not want anything from you that is unnecessary. If a learned brahmana takes charity from others only according to his needs, he does not become entangled in sinful activities.