Antya 9.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

paṅca-gandara patra haya sannyasi brahmana

magile va kene dibe dui-laksa kahana?"

SYNONYMS

paṅca-gandara-of five gandas; patra-due recipients; haya-are; sannyasi brahmana-sannyasis and brahmanas; magile-by begging; va-or; kene-why; dibe-shall give; dui-laksa kahana-200,000 kahanas of kaudis.

TRANSLATION

"Of course, a sannyasi or brahmana may beg for up to five gandas, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kahanas of conchshells?"

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