nāhaḿ pratīcche vai rājann
ity uktvā svāmy apākramat
nānyad gavām apy ayutam
icchāmīty aparo yayau
na -- not; aham -- I; praticche -- want; vai -- indeed; rajan -- O King; iti -- thus; uktva -- saying; svami -- the owner; apakramat -- went away; na -- not; anyat -- in addition; gavam -- of cows; api -- even; ayutam -- ten thousand; icchami -- I want; iti -- thus saying; aparah -- the other (brahmana); yayau -- left.
The present owner of the cow said, "I don't want anything in exchange for this cow, O King," and went away. The other brahmana declared, "I don't want even ten thousand more cows [than you are offering]," and he too went away.
In Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Srila Prabhupada comments, "Thus disagreeing with the King's proposal, both brahmanas left the palace in anger, thinking that their lawful position had been usurped."
