eta śuni' - hearing this; sei vipra - the elderly brāhmaṇa; rahe - remains; mauna dhari' - holding silence; tāṅra - his; putra - son; mārite - to strike; āila - came out; hāte - in hand; ṭheṅgā - stick; kari' - taking.

After the young brāhmaṇa submitted this statement, the elderly brāhmaṇa remained silent. Taking this opportunity, his son immediately came out with a stick to strike the younger man.