तमालोक्य महीपालमिदं चिन्तितवानसौ । अहो नु रम्या नृपता सर्वसौभाग्यभासिता ॥ १० ॥
tamālōkya mahīpālamidaṁ cintitavānasau | ahō nu ramyā nṛpatā sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā || 10 ||
Translation
Seeing that lord of the earth, he thought this: "Ah, how lovely is kingship, shining with every good fortune!
Word by word
- tam
- that
- ālōkya
- seeing
- mahīpālam
- lord of the earth
- idaṁ
- this
- cintitavān
- thought
- asau
- he
- ahō
- ah
- nu
- how
- ramyā
- lovely
- nṛpatā
- kingship
- sarva
- every
- saubhāgya
- with good fortune
- bhāsitā
- shining
Meaning
The commentary: seeing the king, the thought arose in the brahmin's mind: how delightful kingship is, bright with every fortune! One sight, one thought: this is the seed of a whole world.