Devanagari
नाहं कमण्डलावस्मिन् कृच्छ्रं वस्तुमिहोत्सहे ।
कल्पयौक: सुविपुलं यत्राहं निवसे सुखम् ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
nāhaṁ kamaṇḍalāv asmin
kṛcchraṁ vastum ihotsahe
kalpayaukaḥ suvipulaṁ
yatrāhaṁ nivase sukham
Synonyms
na
—
not
;
aham
—
I
;
kamaṇḍalau
—
in this waterpot
;
asmin
—
in this
;
kṛcchram
—
with great difficulty
;
vastum
—
to live
;
iha
—
here
;
utsahe
—
like
;
kalpaya
—
just consider
;
okaḥ
—
residential place
;
su-vipulam
—
more expanded
;
yatra
—
wherein
;
aham
—
I
;
nivase
—
can live
;
sukham
—
in pleasure.
Translation
O My dear King, I do not like living in this waterpot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please find some better reservoir of water where I can live comfortably.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
I do not like living in this water pot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please make some bigger residence where I can live comfortably.