daśām - condition; imām - to this; vā - and; katamena - by what; karmaṇā - action; samprāpitaḥ - brought; asi - you are; atat-arhaḥ - not deserving it; su-bhadra - O good soul; ātmānam - yourself; ākhyāhi - please explain; vivitsatām - who are eager to know; naḥ - to us; yat - if; manyase - you think; naḥ - to us; kṣamam - proper; atra - here; vaktum - to speak.

“By what past activity were you brought to this condition? It seems you did not deserve such a fate, O good soul. We are eager to know about you, so please inform us about yourself — if, that is, you think this the proper time and place to tell us.”