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ŚB 10.80.14

याचित्वा चतुरो मुष्टीन् विप्रान् पृथुकतण्डुलान् ।
चैलखण्डेन तान् बद्ध्वा भर्त्रे प्रादादुपायनम् ॥ १४ ॥
yācitvā caturo muṣṭīn
viprān pṛthuka-taṇḍulān
caila-khaṇḍena tān baddhvā
bhartre prādād upāyanam

Synonyms

yācitvābegging; caturaḥfour; muṣṭīnfistfuls; viprānfrom the (neighboring) brāhmaṇas; pṛthuka-taṇḍulānflat rice; cailaof cloth; khaṇḍenawith a ripped piece; tānthem; baddhvātying up; bhartreto her husband; prādātshe gave; upāyanamgift.

Translation

Sudāmā’s wife begged four handfuls of flat rice from neighboring brāhmaṇas, tied up the rice in a torn piece of cloth and gave it to her husband as a present for Lord Kṛṣṇa.