तस्य तां करुणां वाचं निशम्य विपुलश्रमाम् ।
कृपया भृशसन्तप्त इदमाहामृतं वचः ॥ ११ ॥
tasya-of him (the candala); tam-those; karunam-pitiable; vacam-words; nisamya-hearing; vipula-very much; sramam-fatigued; krpaya-out of compassion; bhrsa-santaptah-very much aggrieved; idam-these; aha-spoke; amrtam-very sweet; vacah-words.
Aggrieved at hearing the pitiable words of the poor fatigued candala, Maharaja Rantideva spoke the following nectarean words.
Maharaja Rantideva's words were like amrta, or nectar, and therefore, aside from rendering bodily service to an aggrieved person, by his words alone the King could save the life of anyone who might hear him.