नाहं कमण्डलावस्मिन् कृच्छ्रं वस्तुमिहोत्सहे ।
कल्पयौकः सुविपुलं यत्राहं निवसे सुखम् ॥१८॥

nāhaṁ kamaṇḍalāv asmin
kṛcchraṁ vastum ihotsahe
kalpayaukaḥ suvipulaṁ
yatrāhaṁ nivase sukham

 na - not; aham - I; kamaṇḍalau - in this waterpot; asmin - in this; kṛcchram - with great difficulty; vastum - to live; iha - here; utsahe - like; kalpaya - just consider; okaḥ - residential place; su-vipulam - more expanded; yatra - wherein; aham - I; nivase - can live; sukham - in pleasure.


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O My dear King, I do not like living in this waterpot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please find some better reservoir of water where I can live comfortably.

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