Text 27]
The Activities of Saksi-rooāla
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TRANSLATION
The older brāhmaṇa replied: “My dear boy, do not doubt me. I will give you my daughter in charity. I have already decided this.”
TEXT 26
ছোটবিপ্ৰ বলে,—“তোমার স্ত্রীপুত্ৰ সব। বহু জ্ঞাতি-গোষ্ঠী তোমার বহুত বান্ধব ॥ ২৬ ॥
choṭa-vipra bale, —“tomāra strī-putra saba bahu jñāti-gosṭhī tomāra bahuta bāndhava
SYNONYMS
choṭa-vipra —the young  brāhmaṇa ;  bale —says;  tomāra —your;  strī-putra —wife and sons;  saba —all;  bahu —many;  jñāti —of family relations;  goṣṭhī —group;  tomāra —your;  bahuta —many;  bāndhava —friends.
TRANSLATION
The young brāhmaṇa said: “You have a wife and sons, and you have a large circle of relatives and friends.
TEXT 27
তা'-সবার সন্মতি বিনা নহে কন্যাদান । ক্রক্মিণীর পিতা ভীষ্মক তাহাতে প্রমাণ ॥ ২৭ ॥
tā'-sabāra sammati vinā nahe kanyā-dāna rukmiṇīra pitā bhīṣmaka tāhāte pramāṇa
SYNONYMS
tāʼ-sabāra —of all of them;  sammati —consent;  vinā —without;  nahe —not;  kanyā-dāna —giving the daughter in charity;  rukmiṇīra —of Queen Rukmiṇī;  pitā —father;  bhīṣmaka —of the name Bhīṣmaka;  tāhāte —of that;  pramāṇa —evidence.
TRANSLATION
“Without the consent of all your friends and relatives, it is not possible to give me your daughter in charity. Just consider the story of Queen Rukmiṇī and her father, Bhīṣmaka.