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thakura kahe,--"aiche vat kahite na yuyaya
ami--nica-jati, tumi--susajjana raya"
SYNONYMS
thakura kahe—Jhadu Thakura said; aiche vat—such a request; kahite na yuyaya—should not be spoken; ami—I; nica-jati—coming from a family of a very low caste; tumi—you; su-sat-jana raya—very respectable and rich gentleman.
Jhadu Thakura replied, “It does not befit you to ask this of me.
I belong to a very low-caste family, whereas you are a respectable rich gentleman.”