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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.57.18
pratyakhyatah sa tenapi
SYNONYMS
pratyakhyatah -- refused; sah -- he; tena -- by him, Akrura; api -- also; satadhanva -- Satadhanva; maha-manim -- the precious jewel; tasmin -- with him; nyasya -- leaving; asvam -- a horse; aruhya -- mounting; sata -- one hundred; yojana -- yojanas (one yojana measures about eight miles); gam -- which could go; yayau -- he departed.
TRANSLATION
His appeal thus rejected by Akrura also, Satadhanva placed the precious jewel in Akrura'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 Satadhanva 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.
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