Canto 9, Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Verse 8 (SB 9.21.8)
SB 9.21.8 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda