apá¹›cchat tanayaá¹ pÅ«ruá¹
vayasonaá¹ guṇÄdhikam
na tvam agrajavad vatsa
mÄá¹ pratyÄkhyÄtum arhasi
apá¹›cchat - requested; tanayam - the son; pÅ«rum - PÅ«ru; vayasÄ - by age; Å«nam - although younger; guṇa-adhikam - better than the others by quality; na - not; tvam - you; agraja-vat - like your older brothers; vatsa - my dear son; mÄm - me; pratyÄkhyÄtum - to refuse; arhasi - ought.