Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 53: Śabalā Feeds King Viśvāmitra and his EntourageText 1.53.9-10
Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 53: Śabalā Feeds King Viśvāmitra and his Entourage
Text 1.53.9-10
गवां शतसहस्रेण दीयतां शबला मम।
रत्नं हि भगवन्नेतद्रत्नहारी च पार्थिवः।
तस्मान्मे शबलां देहि ममैषा धर्मतो द्विज॥
gavāṁ śata-sahasreṇa dīyatāṁ śabalā mama
ratnaṁ hi bhagavann etad ratna-hārī ca pārthivaḥ
tasmān me śabalāṁ dehi mamaiṣā dharmato dvija
gavām śata-sahasreṇa = in exchange for a 100,000 cows; dīyatām śabalā mama = give me Śabalā; ratnam = a jewel; hi = because; bhagavan = O worshipable one; etat = she; ratna-hārī ca pārthivaḥ = and kings are the ones who acquire jewels; tasmāt = so; me = me; śabalām = Śabalā; dehi = give; mama = belongs to me; eṣā = she; dharmataḥ = according to dharma; dvija = O twice-born.
O worshipable one, give me Śabalā in exchange for a 100,000 cows because she is a jewel, and kings are the ones who acquire jewels. O twice-born, she belongs to me according to dharma. So, give me Śabalā.