Dasakam 080 - Sloka 02
Nārāyaṇīyaṃ - Learn to Chant · Kumar Vembu
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अदत्तं तं तुभ्यं मणिवरमनेनाल्पमनसा प्रसेनस्तद्भ्राता गलभुवि वहन् प्राप मृगयाम् । अहन्नेनं सिंहो मणिमहसि मांसभ्रमवशात् कपीन्द्रस्तं हत्वा मणिमपि च बालाय ददिवान् ॥२॥
अदत्तं तंnot giving thatतुभ्यं मणिवरम्-to Thee the precious jewelअनेन-अल्प-मनसाby him the narrow mindedप्रसेन:-तत्-भ्राताPrasena, his brotherगल-भुवि वहन्in the neck wearingप्राप मृगयाम्went huntingअहन्-एनम् सिंह:killed him the lionमणि-महसिin the jewel brillianceमांस-भ्रम-वशात्for flesh mistaking,कपीन्द्र:-तं हत्वाthe great monkey him (the lion) killingमणिम्-अपि चthe jewel also andबालाय ददिवान्to (his) child gave
The narrow minded one (Satraajit) did not give the precious jewel to Thee. His brother Prasena wore it round his neck and went away hunting. A lion mistook the jewel because of its brilliance to be a lump of flesh and so he killed Prasena. The great monkey (Jaambavaana) killed the lion and gave the jewel to his child.