Verse 5·VR 2.14.5

तथ हि अलर्कः तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणे वेद पारगे | याचमाने स्वके नेत्रेउद्ध्ऱ्त्य अविमना ददौ || २-१४-५

tatha hi alarkaH tejasvii braahmaNe veda paarage | yaacamaane svake netreuddhRtya avimanaa dadau || 2-14-5

Translation

"In that manner, Alarka the glorious man plucking his own eyes, indeed gave remorselessly, to a brahmana skilled in the Veda, When asked for them."

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