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ŚB 9.21.8

Devanagari

याते शूद्रे तमन्योऽगादतिथि: श्वभिरावृत: ।
राजन् मे दीयतामन्नं सगणाय बुभुक्षते ॥ ८ ॥

Text

yāte śūdre tam anyo ’gād
atithiḥ śvabhir āvṛtaḥ
rājan me dīyatām annaṁ
sagaṇāya bubhukṣate

Synonyms

yāte — when he went away; śūdre — the śūdra guest; tam — unto the King; anyaḥ — another; agāt — arrived there; atithiḥ — guest; śvabhiḥ āvṛtaḥ — accompanied by dogs; rājan — O King; me — unto me; dīyatām — deliver; annam — eatables; sa-gaṇāya — with my company of dogs; bubhukṣate — hankering for food.

Translation

When the śūdra went away, another guest arrived, surrounded by dogs, and said, “O King, I and my company of dogs are very hungry. Please give us something to eat.”