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kalara patuya-khola haite amra nikasiya

tanra patni tanre dena, khayena cusiya

SYNONYMS

kalara—of the banana tree; patuya-khola—leaves and bark; haite—from within; amra—mangoes; nikasiya—taking out; tanra patni—his wife; tanre—to him; dena—gives; khayena—eats; cusiya—sucking.

Jhadu Thakura’s wife then took the mangoes from their covering of banana tree leaves and bark and offered them to Jhadu Thakura, who began to suck and eat them.