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The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
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SYNONYMS
eka-dina —one day;  nija-loka —all his relatives;  ekatra —in one place;  karila —assembled;  tā-sabāra —of all of them;  āge —in front;  saba —all;  vṛttānta —narration;  kahila —spoke.
TRANSLATION
Thus one day the elderly brāhmaṇa called for a meeting of all his relatives and friends, and before them all he narrated what had taken place in front of Gopāla.
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ఆ  ,  ఆ  নি ' সব গোষ্ঠী ভার করে হাহাকার ।।
‘ঐছে বাত্ মুখে তুমি না আনিবে আর ॥ ৩৮ ॥
śuni' saba goşṭhī tāra kare hāhā-kāra 'aiche vāt mukhe tumi nā ānibe āra
SYNONYMS
śuni' —hearing;  saba —all;  goṣṭhī —family members and friends;  tara —of the elderly  brāhmaṇa ;  kare —do;  hā-hā-kāra —exclamation of disappointment;  aiche —such;  vāt —proposal;  mukhe —in the mouth;  tumi —you;  nā —not;  ānibe —should bring;  āra —again.
TRANSLATION
When those who belonged to the family circle heard the narration of the old brāhmaṇa, they made exclamations showing their disappointment. They all requested that he not make such a proposal again.
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नौठे  कन्ना पिले कुल बांटेक नाम ।।
শুনিঞা   সকল লোক করিবে উপহাস না ৩৯ না।
n ice kanyā dile kula yāibeka nāśa śuniñā sakala loka karibe upahāsa’
SYNONYMS
nīce —to a lower family;  kanyā —daughter;  dile —if offering;  kula —family tradition;  yāibeka —will go to;  nāśa —destruction;  śuniñā —hearing;  sakala —all;  loka —friends;  karibe —will do;  upahāsa —joking.