tabe muñi niṣedhinu, — śuna, dvija-vara
tomāra kanyāra yogya nahi muñi vara

 tabe - at that time; muñi - I; niṣedhinu - forbade; śuna - hear; dvija-vara - O best of the brāhmaṇas; tomāra - your; kanyāra - for the daughter; yogya - suitable; nahi - not; muñi - I; vara - husband.


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“At that time I forbade him to do this, telling him, ‘O best of the brāhmaṇas, I am not a fit husband for your daughter.

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