Madhya 19.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

দণ্ডবন্ধ লাগি' চৌঠি সঞ্চয় করিলা ।
ভাল-ভাল বিপ্র-স্থানে স্থাপ্য রাখিলা ॥ ৮ ॥

danḍa-bandha lagi' cauthi sancaya karila

bhala-bhala vipra-sthane sthapya rakhila

SYNONYMS

danḍa-bandha lagi'-in case of legal implications; cauthi-one-fourth; sancaya karila-he collected; bhala-bhala-very respectable; vipra-sthane-in the custody of a brahmana; sthapya rakhila-kept deposited.

TRANSLATION

He kept one-fourth of his wealth with a respectable brahmana. He kept this for his personal safety because he was expecting some legal complications.

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