Rāja-prabodhana and Prātaḥ-kṛtya
Awakening of the King and Morning Observances
मन्त्र्युवाच त्वमेव स्वेच्छया राज्ञे देहि धेनुं सुहृत्तया / यथा बलेन नीतायां तस्यां त्वं किं करिष्यसि
mantryuvāca tvameva svecchayā rājñe dehi dhenuṃ suhṛttayā / yathā balena nītāyāṃ tasyāṃ tvaṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi
The minister said: “You yourself should give the sacred cow to the king, willingly and in goodwill. For if she is taken away by force, what will you be able to do?”