SB 10.57.18
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 18
- pratyākhyātaḥ sa tenāpi
- śatadhanvā mahā-maṇim
- tasmin nyasyāśvam āruhya
- śata-yojana-gaṁ yayau
SYNONYMS
pratyākhyātaḥ — refused; saḥ — he; tena — by him, Akrūra; api — also; śatadhanvā — Śatadhanvā; mahā-maṇim — the precious jewel; tasmin — with him; nyasya — leaving; aśvam — a horse; āruhya — mounting; śata — one hundred; yojana — yojanas (one yojana measures about eight miles); gam — which could go; yayau — he departed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
His appeal thus rejected by Akrūra also, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra's care and fled on a horse that could travel one hundred yojanas [eight hundred miles].
PURPORT
The term nyasya, "leaving in the care of," implies Śatadhanvā now believed the jewel was his; thus he was leaving it in the care of a friend. In blunt terms, this is a thief's mentality.