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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.9.6

సా త్వం న: స్పర్ధమానానామేకవస్తుని మానిని । జ్ఞాతీనాం బద్ధవైరాణాం శం విధత్స్వ సుమధ్యమే ॥ ౬ ॥
sā tvaṁ naḥ spardhamānānām
[saa tvam nah spardhamaanaanaam]
eka-vastuni mānini
[eka-vastuni maanini]
jṣātīnāṁ baddha-vairāṇāṁ
[jshaateenaam baddha-vairaanaam]
śaṁ vidhatsva sumadhyame
[sham vidhatsva sumadhyame]
sā — as such You are tvam — Your good self naḥ — of all of us demons spardhamānānām — of those who are becoming increasingly inimical eka-vastuni — in one subject matter (the container of nectar) mānini — O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position jṣātīnām — among our family members baddha-vairāṇām — increasingly becoming enemies śam — auspiciousness vidhatsva — must execute su-madhyame — O beautiful thin-waisted woman.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sā tvaṁ naḥ spardhamānānām
sā
as such You are
tvam
Your good self
naḥ
of all of us demons
spardhamānānām
of those who are becoming increasingly inimical
eka-vastuni mānini
eka-vastuni
in one subject matter (the container of nectar)
mānini
O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position
jṣātīnāṁ baddha-vairāṇāṁ
jṣātīnām
among our family members
baddha-vairāṇām
increasingly becoming enemies
śaṁ vidhatsva sumadhyame
śam
auspiciousness
vidhatsva
must execute
su-madhyame
O beautiful thin-waisted woman.
We are now all engaged in enmity among ourselves because of this one subject matter — the container of nectar. Although we have been born in the same family, we are becoming increasingly inimical. O thin-waisted woman, who are so beautiful in Your prestigious position, we therefore request You to favor us by settling our dispute.

The demons understood that the beautiful woman had attracted the attention of them all. Therefore they unanimously requested Her to become the arbiter to settle their dispute.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
We, of one family, have become inimical to each other, competing because of this pot. O thin-waisted, esteemed woman! Please create auspiciousness for us. Your intentions can be settled later. Now, please act to please us.
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