Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 61: Śunaḥśepa Sold
Text 1.61.14
सर्वे परिसृता देशा याज्ञीयं न लभे पशुम्।
दातुमर्हसि मूल्येन सुतमेकमितो मम॥
sarve parisṛtā deśā yājñīyaṁ na labhe paśum
dātum arhasi mūlyena sutam ekam ito mama
sarve parisṛtāḥ deśāḥ = I have wandered through all lands; yājñīyam = my sacrificial; na = but not; labhe = I could find; paśum = animal; dātum arhasi = please give me; mūlyena = for a price; sutam ekam itaḥ = one son of yours; mama for me.
I have wandered through all lands but I could not find my sacrificial animal. Please give me one son of yours for me for a price.
Yājñīyam indicates that the king was looking for the animal useful for conducting his sacrifice.