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kalidasa kahe,--"thakura, krpa kara more

tomara darsane ainu mui patita pamare

SYNONYMS

kalidasa kahe—Kalidasa replied; thakura—my dear saintly person; krpa kara—bestow your mercy; more—upon me; tomara darsane—to see you; ainu—have come; mui—I; patita pamare—very fallen and sinful.

Kalidasa replied, "My dear sir, please bestow your mercy upon me.

I have come to see you, although I am very fallen and sinful.