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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
mārite ānaye yadi dekhe raghunāthe mana phiri' yāya, tabe nā pāre mārite
SYNONYMS
mārite—to beat; ānaye—brings; yadi—when; dekhe—sees; raghunāthe—  Raghunātha dāsa;  mana—his mind; phiri' yāya—becomes changed; tabe—at that  time;  nā pāre mārite—he could not beat.
TRANSLATION
The caudhurī wanted to beat him, but as soon as he saw Raghunātha's face, his mind changed, and he could not beat him.
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বিশেষে কায়স্থ-বুদ্ধে অন্তরে করে ভর। মুখে তজ্জে গজে, মারিতে সভয় অন্তর ॥ ২৩ ॥
viśeṣe kāyastha-buddhye antare kare ḍara mukhe tarje garje, mārite sabhaya antara
SYNONYMS
viśeṣe—specifically; kāyastha-buddhye—considering a kāyastha; antare—  within his heart;  kare ḍara—is afraid; mukhe—with his mouth; tarje garje—  threatens;  mārite—to beat; sa-bhaya—afraid; antara—at heart.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, the caudhurī was afraid of Raghunātha dāsa because Raghunātha dāsa belong to the kāyastha community. Although the caudhurī would chastise him with oral vibrations, he was afraid to beat him.
PURPORT
Raghunātha dāsa belonged to a very aristocratic family of the  kāyastha  community. He had substantial influence with the local people, and therefore the  caudhurī , or minister, was afraid to beat him. Superficially he would chastise Raghunātha dāsa with threatening vibrations, but he did not beat him. The members of the  kāyastha  community in India are generally very intelligent and expert in business management. Formerly they were mostly government officers. They were mentioned even by Yājñavalkya, as quoted by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura in his  Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya :