sri-balih uvaca-Bali Maharaja said; aho-alas; brahmana-dayada-O son of a brahmana;vacah-the words; te-of You; vrddha-sammatah-are certainly acceptable to learned and elderly persons; tvam-You; balah-a boy; balisa-matih-without sufficient knowledge; sva-artham-self-interest; prati-toward; abudhah-not knowing sufficiently; yatha-as it should have been.