Text 66] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 143
tabe chota-vipra kahe, — “suna, mahdjana
nydaya jinibare kahe asatya-vacana
SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; chota-vipra—the young brahmana; kahe—says; suna—
please hear; mahd-jana—all gentlemen; nyaya—the argument; jinibare—to win;
kahe—he says; asatya-vacana—untruthful statements.
TRANSLATION
At that time, the young brahmana said: ‘‘My dear gentlemen, please hear.
Just to gain victory in an argument, this man is lying.
TEXT 65
o& faa cata CHAT BB aca CEA |
‘cBica Shy Sagi fre eyetcn shee Wve
ei vipra mora sevaya tusta yabe haila
‘tore ami kanya diba’ pane kahila
SYNONYMS
ei vipra—this brahmana; mora—my; sevaya—by the service; tusta—fully
satisfied; yabe—when; haila—he was; tore—to you; dmi—|; kanyda—daughter;
diba—shall give; 4pane—of his own accord; kahila—promised.
TRANSLATION
“Being very satisfied with my service, this brahmana said to me of his own
accord, ‘I promise to hand over my daughter to you.’
TEXT 66
Bla fee facalay,- wa, feeraz |
Curata sata cates afe gies aa wy i
tabe muni nisedhinu, —suna, dvija-vara
tomara kanydra yogya nahi mufi vara
SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; mufi—l; nisedhinu—forbade; suna—hear; dvija-vara—O
best of the brahmanas; tomara—your; kanydra—for the daughter; yogya—suit-
able; nahi—not; mufi—l; vara—husband.
