yācitvā - begging; caturaḥ - four; muṣṭīn - fistfuls; viprān - from the (neighboring) brāhmaṇas; pṛthuka-taṇḍulān - flat rice; caila - of cloth; khaṇḍena - with a ripped piece; tān - them; baddhvā - tying up; bhartre - to her husband; prādāt - she gave; upāyanam - gift.

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.