Antya 13.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

পথে তারে মিলিলা বিশ্বাস-রামদাস ।
বিশ্বাসখানার কায়স্থ তেঁহো রাজার বিশ্বাস ॥ ৯১ ॥

pathe tare milila visvasa-ramadasa

visvasa-khanara kayastha teṅho rajara visvasa

SYNONYMS

pathe-on the path; tare-him; milila-met; visvasa-ramadasa-Ramadasa Visvasa; visvasa-khanara-of the governmental accounting department; kayastha-belonging to the kayastha class; teṅho-he; rajara-to the king; visvasa-secretary.

TRANSLATION

In Bengal he met Ramadasa Visvasa, who belonged to the kayastha caste. He was one of the king's secretaries.

PURPORT

The word visvasa-khanara kayastha indicates a secretary or clerk belonging to the kayastha caste. Kayasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons. It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kayastha.

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