ei-mate - in this way; cali' - walking; vipra - the brāhmaṇa; nija - own; deśe - to the country; āilā - returned; grāmera - to the village; nikaṭa - near; āsi' - coming; manete - within his mind; cintilā - thought.

The young brāhmaṇa walked and walked in this way until he eventually arrived in his own country. When he neared his own village, he began to think as follows.