17.196
tabe sei yavanere ami ta’ puchila
hindu ’hari’ bale, tara svabhava janila
SYNONYMS
tabe—then; sei—that; yavanere—from the meat-eaters; ami—I; ta’-certainly; puchila—inquired; hindu—the Hindu; hari bale—says Hari; tara—his; svabhava—nature; janila—I know “I then inquired from these yavanas, ’I know that these Hindus by nature chant ”Hari, Hari."