न म एतदलं राजन् सुखं वस्तुमुदञ्चनम् । पृथु देहि पदं मह्यं यत् त्वाहं शरणं गता ॥ २० ॥
na ma etad alam rajan sukham vastum udancanam prthu dehi padam mahyam yat tvaham saranam gata
- na
- not
- me
- unto Me
- etat
- this
- alam
- fit
- rajan
- O King
- sukham
- in happiness
- vastum
- to live
- udancanam
- reservoir of water
- prthu
- very great
- dehi
- give
- padam
- a place
- mahyam
- unto Me
- yat
- which
- tva
- unto you
- aham
- I
- saranam
- shelter
- gata
- have taken.
The fish then said: My dear King, this reservoir of water is not fit for My happy residence. Please give Me a more extensive pool of water, for I have taken shelter of you.