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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.20.16

ఏవం శప్త: స్వగురుణా సత్యాన్న చలితో మహాన్ । వామనాయ దదావేనామర్చిత్వోదకపూర్వకమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥
evaṁ śaptaḥ sva-guruṇā
[evam shaptah sva-gurunaa]
satyān na calito mahān
[satyaan na chalito mahaan]
vāmanāya dadāv enām
[vaamanaaya dadaav enaam]
arcitvodaka-pūrvakam
[architvodaka-poorvakam]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way śaptaḥ — being cursed sva-guruṇā — by his own spiritual master satyāt — from truthfulness na — not calitaḥ — who moved mahān — the great personality vāmanāya — unto Lord Vāmanadeva dadau — gave in charity enām — all the land arcitvā — after worshiping udaka-pūrvakam — preceded by offering of water.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ śaptaḥ sva-guruṇā
evam
in this way
śaptaḥ
being cursed
sva-guruṇā
by his own spiritual master
satyān na calito mahān
satyāt
from truthfulness
na
not
calitaḥ
who moved
mahān
the great personality
vāmanāya dadāv enām
vāmanāya
unto Lord Vāmanadeva
dadau
gave in charity
enām
all the land
arcitvodaka-pūrvakam
arcitvā
after worshiping
udaka-pūrvakam
preceded by offering of water.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Even after being cursed in this way by his own spiritual master, Bali Mahārāja, being a great personality, never deviated from his determination. Therefore, according to custom, he first offered water to Vāmanadeva and then offered Him the gift of land he had promised.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Even after being cursed in this way by his guru, Bali Mahārāja, being a great personality who was not swayed in his determination, after worshipping Vāmana, offered water and then gave him the land. Enam means the land. Udaka-pūrvakam means while giving water. [Note: Water is given during the saṅkalpa, a ceremony performed at the commencement of a vow or worship.]
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