Shloka 10

Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)

Devanagari script

तथा चिरोषितं चापि सम्प्रत्यागतमेव च । अपूर्व चैव पूर्व च तत्पात्रं मानमहति,जो पुरुष बहुत दिनोंतक अपने साथ रहा हो, एवं जो कहींसे तत्काल आया हो, वह पहलेका परिचित हो या अपरिचित, वह दानका पात्र और सम्मानका अधिकारी है

Transliteration

tathā ciroṣitaṃ cāpi sampratyāgatam eva ca | apūrvaṃ caiva pūrvaṃ ca tatpātraṃ mānam arhati ||

Translation

तथा चिरोषितं चापि सम्प्रत्यागतमेव च । अपूर्वं चैव पूर्वं च तत्पात्रं मानमर्हति ॥

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तथाthus; likewise

चिरोषितम्one who has stayed long (for long-resided)

चand

अपिalso; even

सम्प्रत्यागतम्one who has just arrived

एवindeed; just

चand

अपूर्वम्unfamiliar; not previously known

चand

एवindeed; just

पूर्वम्familiar; previously known

चand

तत्that

पात्रम्a fit recipient; worthy person (for giving)

मानम्honour; respect

अर्हतिis worthy; deserves

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