viprau -- the two brahmanas; vivadamanau -- arguing; mam -- to me; ucatuh -- said; sva -- their own; artha -- interest; sadhakau -- fulfilling; bhavan -- you, sir; data -- giver; apaharta -- taker; iti -- thus; tat -- this; srutva -- hearing; me -- my; abhavat -- there arose; bhramah -- consternation.

As the two brahmanas argued, each trying to fulfill his own purpose, they came to me. One of them said, "You gave me this cow," and the other said, "But you stole her from me." Hearing this, I was bewildered.