तस्या दीनतरं वाक्यमाश्रुत्य स महीपतिः ।
कलशाप्सु निधायैनां दयालुर्निन्य आश्रमम् ॥१६॥

tasyÄ dÄ«nataraá¹ vÄkyam
ÄÅ›rutya sa mahÄ«patiḥ
kalaÅ›Äpsu nidhÄyainÄá¹
dayÄlur ninya ÄÅ›ramam

 tasyÄḥ - of the fish; dÄ«na-taram - pitiable; vÄkyam - words; ÄÅ›rutya - hearing; saḥ - that; mahÄ«-patiḥ - the King; kalaÅ›a-apsu - in the water contained in the water jug; nidhÄya - taking; enÄm - the fish; dayÄluḥ - merciful; ninye - brought; ÄÅ›ramam - to his residence.


Text

The merciful King, being moved by the pitiable words of the fish, placed the fish in a water jug and brought Him to his own residence.

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