Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 14: The Aśvamedha Sacrifice
Text 1.14.49
मणिरत्नं सुवर्णं वा गावो यद्वा समुद्यतम्।
तत् प्रयच्छ नरश्रेष्ठ धरण्या न प्रयोजनम्॥
maṇi-ratnaṁ suvarṇaṁ vā gāvo yad vā samudyatam
tat prayaccha nara-śreṣṭha dharaṇyā na prayojanam
maṇi-ratnam = a precious gem; suvarṇam vā = or gold; gāvaḥ = or cows; yat vā = or that; samudyatam = which is readily available; tat prayaccha = give; nara-śreṣṭha = O best of men; dharaṇyāḥ = land; na = no; prayojanam = is of use for us.
O best of men, give a precious gem or gold or cows or that which is readily available. Land is of no use for us.
They now state in detail their request.