pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"

 pāṅca-gaṇḍāra - of five gaṇḍās; pātra - due recipients; haya - are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa - sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile - by begging; vā - or; kene - why; dibe - shall give; dui-lakṣa kāhana - 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis.


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“Of course, a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells?”

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