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ratre asi’ sivananda bhojanera kale

’kukkura panache bhata?’--sevake puchile

SYNONYMS

ratre asi’-returning at night; sivananda—Sivananda Sena; bhojanera kale—at the time of eating; kukkura—the dog; panache—has gotten; bhata—rice; sevake—from the servant; puchile—he inquired.

At night, when Sivananda Sena returned and was taking his meal, he inquired from the servant whether the dog had gotten its meals.