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Text 52
‘dravya deha’ rājā māge — upāya puchila
‘yathārtha-mūlye ghoḍā laha’, teṅha ta’ kahila
dravya deha — pay the dues; rājā māge — the King asks; upāya — the means; puchila — inquired; yathā-artha-mūlye — at a proper price; ghoḍā laha — take the horses; teṅha ta’ kahila — he replied.
Then he was told that the King demanded the money due him and asked what means he would adopt to pay it. “Kindly take my horses,” he replied, “for a proper price.