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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TEXT 23
দুইজনে খট্মটি লাগায় কোন্দল । তাঁর প্রীত্যের কথা আগে কহিব সকল ॥ ২৩ ॥
dui-jane khaṭmaṭi lāgāya kondala tāṅra prītyera kathā āge kahiba sakala
SYNONYMS
dui-jane —two persons;  khaṭmaṭi —fighting over trifles;  lāgāya —continued;  kondala —quarrel;  tāṅra —his;  prītyera —affection;  kathā —narration;  āge —ahead;  kahiba —I shall speak;  sakala —all.
TRANSLATION
They sometimes appeared to fight over trifles, but these quarrels were based on their affection, of which I shall speak later.
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রাষব-পণ্ডিত — প্রভূর আম্ভ-অসুচর । তাঁর এক শাখা মুখ্য, — মকরঘাজ কর ॥ ২৪ ॥
rāghava-paṇḍita — prabhura ādya-anucara   tāṅra eka śākhā mukhya — makaradhvaja kara
SYNONYMS
rāghava paṇḍita —of the name Rāghava Paṇḍita;  prabhura —of the Lord;  ādya —original;  anucara —follower;  tāṅra —his;  eka —one;  śākhā —branch;  mukhya —chief;  makaradhvaja —of the name Makaradhvaja;  kara —surname.
TRANSLATION
Rāghava Paṇḍita, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's original follower, is understood to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another sub-branch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.
PURPORT
Kara was the surname of Makaradhvaja. At present this surname is generally found in the Kāyastha community. The  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā , verse 44, states:
dhaniṣṭhā bhakṣya-sāmagrīṁ kṛṣṇāyādād vraje 'mitām saiva sāmprataṁ gaurāṅga-priyo rāghava-paṇḍitaḥ