Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18


Sanskrit:

प्रत्याख्यात: स तेनापि शतधन्वा महामणिम् ।तस्मिन् न्यस्याश्वमारुह्य शतयोजनगं ययौ ॥ १८ ॥

ITRANS:

pratyākhyātaḥ sa tenāpiśatadhanvā mahā-maṇimtasmin nyasyāśvam āruhyaśata-yojana-gaṁ yayau

Translation:

His appeal thus rejected by Akrūra also, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra’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 Śatadhanvā 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.