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eta cinti’ purva-mukhe karila gamana

ulatiya cahe pache,--nahi kona jana

SYNONYMS

eta cinti’-thinking this; purva-mukhe—toward the east; karila gamana—began to proceed; ulatiya—turning around; cahe—looks; pache—behind; nahi kona jana—there was no one.

Thinking in this way, he quickly proceeded toward the east.

Sometimes he turned around and looked back, but no one was following him.