स चाहं वित्तलोभेन प्रत्याचक्षे कथं द्विजम् । प्रतिश्रुत्य ददामीति प्राह्रादि: कितवो यथा ॥ ३ ॥
sa caham vitta-lobhena pratyacakse katham dvijam pratisrutya dadamiti prahradih kitavo yatha
- sah
- such a person as I am
- ca
- also
- aham
- I am
- vitta-lobhena
- for being allured by greed for money
- pratyacakse
- I shall cheat or say no when I have already said yes
- katham
- how
- dvijam
- especially to a brahmana
- pratisrutya
- after already having promised
- dadami
- that I shall give
- iti
- thus
- prahradih
- I who am famous as the grandson of Maharaja Prahlada
- kitavah
- an ordinary cheater
- yatha
- just like.
I am the grandson of Maharaja Prahlada. How can I withdraw my promise because of greed for money when I have already said that I shall give this land? How can I behave like an ordinary cheater, especially toward a brahmana?