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The Dynasty of Bharata
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TEXT 10
पानीयमात्रमुच्छेषं तच्चैकपतिर्पणम् । पास्यतः पुल्कसोऽभ्यागादपो देह्यशुभाय मे ॥१०॥
pānīya-mātram uccheṣam   tac caika-paritarpaṇam   pāsyataḥ pulkaso 'bhyāgād   apo dehy aśubhāya me
pānīya-mātram —only the drinking water;  uccheṣam —what remained of the food;  tat ca —that also;  eka —for one;  paritarpaṇam —satisfying;  pāsyataḥ —when the King was about to drink;  pulkasaḥ —a  caṇḍāla ;  abhyāgāt —came there;  apaḥ —water;  dehi —please give;  aśubhāya —although I am a lowborn  caṇḍāla ;  me —to me.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, only the drinking water remained, and there was only enough to satisfy one person, but when the King was just about to drink it, a  caṇḍāla  appeared and said, “O King, although I am lowborn, kindly give me some drinking water.”
TEXT 11
तस्य तां करुणां वाचं निशम्य विपुलश्रमाम् । कृपया भृशसन्तस इदमाहामृतं वचः ॥११॥
tasya tām karuṇām vācam   niśamya vipula-śramām   kṛpayā bhṛśa-santapta   idam āhāmṛtam vacaḥ
tasya —of him (the  caṇḍāla );  tām —those;  karuṇām —pitiable;  vācam —words;  niśamya —hearing;  vipula —very much;  śramām —fatigued;  kṛpayā —out of compassion;  bhṛśa-santaptaḥ —very much