The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Bhashya

Bhashya

न्त भक्षयन्त यदृच्छयोपलभ्य बिभिक्षे याचितवान् ।तम् उषस्तिं ह उवाच इभ्य — न इत , अस्मान्मया भक्ष्यमाणादुच्छिष्टराशे कुल्माषा अन्ये न विद्यन्ते , यच्च ये राशौ मे मम उपनिहिता प्रक्षिप्ता इमे भाजने, किं करोमि , इत्युक्त प्रत्युवाच उषस्ति —

In plain words

Finding food by chance as he ate, he begged and made his request. The wealthy man said to Uṣasti: 'O noble one, apart from this leftover pile of inferior beans that I am eating, there are no others; and whatever has been set aside for me in these two vessels here—what can I do with them?' When this was said, Uṣasti replied...

Close to the Sanskrit

Eating, having obtained by chance, he begged, having asked. To him Uṣasti indeed spoke: 'O wealthy man, not from here, from this leftover heap of food being eaten by me, other kulmāṣa beans do not exist; and whatever heaps of mine are placed, deposited in these two vessels, what do I do?' Thus spoken, Uṣasti replied back —