Madhya 25.192

TEXT 192

TEXT

স্ত্রী কহে, - জাতি লহ', যদি প্রাণে না মারিবে ।
রাজা কহে, - জাতি নিলে ইঁহো নাহি জীবে ॥ ১৯২ ॥

stri kahe,-jati laha', yadi prane na maribe

raja kahe,-jati nile iṅho nahi jibe

SYNONYMS

stri kahe-the wife replied; jati laha'-then take his caste; yadi-if; prane na maribe-you will not kill him; raja kahe-the King replied; jati nile-if I take his caste; iṅho nahi jibe-he will not live (he will commit suicide).

TRANSLATION

As a last alternative, the wife suggested that the Nawab take away Subuddhi Raya's caste and turn him into a Mohammedan, but Hussain Khan replied that if he did this, Subuddhi Raya would not live.