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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 21]
rājan me dīyatām annaṁ sagaṇāya bubhukṣate
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.”
TEXT 9
स आद्यावशिष्टं यद् बहुमानपुरस्कृतम् । तच्च दत्त्वा नमश्चक्रे श्वभ्यः श्वपतये विभुः ॥ ९ ॥
sa ādṛtyāvaśiṣṭaṁ yad bahu-māna-puraskṛtam tac ca dattvā namaścakre śvabhyaḥ śva-pataye vibhuḥ
saḥ—he (King Rantideva); ādṛtya—after honoring them; avaśiṣṭam—the food that remained after the brāhmaṇa and śūdra were fed; yat—whatever there was; bahu-māna-puraskṛtam—offering him much respect; tat—that; ca—also; dattvā—giving away; namaḥ-cakre—offered obeisances; śvabhyaḥ—unto the dogs; śva-pataye—unto the master of the dogs; vibhuḥ—the all-powerful King.
TRANSLATION
With great respect, King Rantideva offered the balance of the food to the dogs and the master of the dogs, who had come as guests. The King offered them all respects and obeisances.