NaaraayaNeeyam

[soundararajan50]

Dasakam: 080 -- Slokam: 02


अदत्तं तं तुभ्यं मणिवरमनेनाल्पमनसा
प्रसेनस्तद्भ्राता गलभुवि वहन् प्राप मृगयाम् ।
अहन्नेनं सिंहो मणिमहसि मांसभ्रमवशात्
कपीन्द्रस्तं हत्वा मणिमपि च बालाय ददिवान् ॥२॥

adattaM taM tubhyaM maNivaraM anenaalpamanasaa
prasenastad bhraataa galabhuvi vahan praapamR^igayaam |
ahannenaM sinhO maNimahasi maamsabhramavashaat
kapiindrastaM hatvaa maNimapi cha baalaaya dadivaan || 2

Declining Thy request, The narrow minded one (Satraajit) did not give the precious jewel to Thee. Satrajit permitted his brother Prasena towear it round his neck while out hunting. And one lion Mistaking the glittering jewel for a piece ofmeat, a lion killed Prasena, and, in turn, it was killed by the monkey-King, Jambavan,who took the jewel and gave it to his child as a toy.