Chyavana said I do not deserve to be purchased with half your kingdom or even the whole of it, O king! Let that price which is proper be given to these men. Do you consult with the Rishis!
च्यवन उवाच अर्धं राज्यं समग्रं च मूल्यं नार्हामि पार्थिव। सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यमृषिभिः सह चिन्त्यताम्॥