Madhya 20.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

'এই ভূঞা কেনে মোরে সম্মান করিল ?'
এত চিন্তি' সনাতন ঈশানে পুছিল ॥ ২৩ ॥

'ei bhuna kene more sammana karila?'

eta cinti' sanatana isane puchila

SYNONYMS

ei bhuna-this landlord; kene-why; more-unto me; sammana karila-offered so much respect; eta cinti'-thinking this; sanatana-Sanatana; isane-from Isana, his servant; puchila-inquired.

TRANSLATION

As a former minister for the Nawab, Sanatana could certainly understand diplomacy. He therefore thought,"Why is this landlord offering me such respect?" Thinking in this way, he questioned his servant, whose name was Isana.