tam -- she, the cow; niyamanam -- being led away; tat -- her; svami -- master; drishtva -- seeing; uvaca -- said; mama -- mine; iti -- thus; tam -- to him; mama -- mine; iti -- thus; parigrahi -- he who had accepted the gift; aha -- said; nrigah -- King Nriga; me -- to me; dattavan -- gave; iti -- thus.

When the cow's first owner saw her being led away, he said, "She is mine!" The second brahmana, who had accepted her as a gift, replied, "No, she's mine! Nriga gave her to me."