Madhya 5.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

তবে সেই বিপ্রেরে পুছিল সর্বজন ।
'কন্যা কেনে না দেহ, যদি দিয়াছ বচন ॥' ৫৬ ॥

tabe sei viprere puchila sarva-jana

'kanya kene na deha, yadi diyacha vacana'

SYNONYMS

tabe-then; sei-that; viprere-brahmana; puchila-asked; sarva-jana-all the people; kanya-daughter; kene-why; na deha-you do not give in charity; yadi-if; diyacha-have given; vacana-word of honor.

TRANSLATION

All the people gathered there asked the elderly brahmana: "If you have already promised to give him your daughter in charity, why are you not fulfilling your promise? You have given your word of honor."

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