Antya 16.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

ঠাকুর কহে, - "ঐছে বাত্ কহিতে না যুয়ায় ।
আমি - নীচজাতি, তুমি - সুসজ্জন রায় ।।" ২৩ ।। ॥ ২৩ ॥

thakura kahe,-"aiche vat kahite na yuyaya

ami-nica-jati, tumi-susajjana raya"

SYNONYMS

thakura kahe-Jhadu Thakura said; aiche vat-such a request; kahite na yuyaya-should not be spoken; ami-I; nica-jati-coming from a family of a very low caste; tumi-you; su-sat-jana raya-very respectable and rich gentleman.

TRANSLATION

Jhadu Thakura replied, "It does not befit you to ask this of me. I belong to a very low-caste family, whereas you are a respectable rich gentleman."

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