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’brahmana-patnira bhartara haste deha dana’
sabda sunitei haya dvitiya-bharta jnana
SYNONYMS
brahmana-patnira—of the wife of a brahmana; bhartara—of the husband; haste—in the hand; deha—give; dana—charity; sabda—these words; sunitei—hearing; haya—there is; dvitiya-bharta—another husband; jnana—knowledge "If someone says, ’Place this charity in the hand of the husband of the wife of the brahmana,’ when we hear these contradictory words we immediately understand that the brahmana’s wife has another husband.