—json {

  "name":"SB 9.21.10",
  "h1":"SB 9.21.10",
  "label":"Text 10",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.21.10",
  "description":"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.\""

} —

SB 9.21.10

Text

pānīya-mātram uccheṣaṁ
tac caika-paritarpaṇam
pāsyataḥ pulkaso 'bhyāgād
apo dehy aśubhāya me

Synonyms

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.”