tabe āmi kahilāį¹… — śuna, mahā-mati
tomāra strī-putra-jƱātira nā habe sammati

 tabe - at that time; Ämi - I; kahilāį¹… - said; Å›una - please hear; mahā-mati - O intelligent brāhmaį¹‡a; tomāra - your; strÄ«-putra - wife and children; jƱātira - kinsmen; nā habe sammati - will not agree.


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ā€œI then said, ā€˜Please hear. You are a learned brāhmaį¹‡a. Your wife, friends and relatives will never agree to this proposal.

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