pariśrāntendriyātmāhaṁ tṛṭparīto bubhukṣitaḥ snātvā pītvā hrade nadyā upaspṛṣṭo gata-śramaḥ
Synonyms
pariśrānta—being tired of; indriya—bodily; ātmā—mentally; aham—I; tṛṭparītaḥ—being thirsty; bubhukṣitaḥ—and hungry; snātvā—taking a bath; pītvā—and drinking water also; hrade—in the lake; nadyāḥ—of a river. Upaspristo—being in contact with; upaspṛṣṭaḥ—got relief from; gata—tiredness.
Translation
Thus travelling I felt tired both bodily and mentally and I was both thirsty and hungry. So I took bath in the lake of a river and drunk water also. I got relief from tiredness by such contact of water.
Purport
A travelling mendicant can meet the needs of body namely thirst and hunger by the gifts of nature withont being a beggar at the door of the householders. The mendicant therefore does not go at the house of householder for begging but for enlightening him spiritually.