Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Śabalā Attacks King Viśvāmitra’s Army
Text 1.54.10
न त्वां त्यजामि शबले नापि मेऽपकृतं त्वया।
एष त्वां नयते राजा बलान्मत्तो महाबलः॥
na tvāṁ tyajāmi śabale nāpi me ‘pakṛtaṁ tvayā
eṣa tvāṁ nayate rājā balān matto mahā-balaḥ
na = not; tvām = you; tyajāmi = I have rejected; śabale = O Śabala; na api = nor; me = to me; apakṛtam tvayā = have you done anything wrong; eṣaḥ = this; tvām = you; nayate = is taking away; rājā = king; balāt = forcibly; mattaḥ = from me; mahā-balaḥ = greatly powerful.
O Śabala, I have not rejected you. Nor have you done anything wrong to me. This greatly powerful king is forcibly taking you away from me.