Text 57]
The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
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TEXT 55
‘ইঁহ মোরে কছ্যা দিতে কর‍্যাছে অঙ্গীকার। এবে যে না দেন, পুছ ইঁহার ব্যবহার ॥’ ৫৫ ॥
‘inha more kanyā dite karyāche aṅgīkāra ebe ye nā dena, pucha inhāra vyavahāra’
SYNONYMS
iṅha —this gentleman;  more —to me;  kanyā —his daughter;  dite —to give in charity;  karyāche —has made;  aṅgīkāra —promise;  ebe —now;  ye —indeed;  nā —not;  dena —he gives;  pucha —kindly ask;  iṅhāra —of him;  vyavahāra —the behavior.
TRANSLATION
“This gentleman has promised to hand over his daughter to me, yet now he does not follow his promise. Please ask him about his behavior.”
TEXT 56
তবে সেই বিপ্রেরে পুছিল সর্বজন । ‘কন্স্যা কেনে না দেহ, যদি দিয়াছ বচন ॥’ ৫৬ ॥
tabe sei viprere puchila sarva-jana  
 ‘kanyā kene nā deha, yadi diyācha vacana’
SYNONYMS
tabe —then;  sei —that;  viprere — brāhmaṇa ;  puchila —asked;  sarva-jana —all the people;  kanyā —daughter;  kene —why;  nā deha —you do not give in charity;  yadi —if;  diyācha —have given;  vacana —word of honor.
TRANSLATION
All the people gathered there asked the elderly brāhmaṇa: “If you have already promised to give him your daughter in charity, why are you not fulfilling your promise? You have given your word of honor.”
TEXT 57
বিপ্র কহে,—‘শুন, লোক, মোর নিবেদন। কবে কি বলিয়াছি, মোর নাছিক স্মরণ ॥’ ৫৭ ॥