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kabhu carvana, kabhu randhana, kabhu dugdha-pana

yabe yei mile, tahe rakhe nija prana

SYNONYMS

kabhu carvana—sometimes chewing; kabhu randhana—sometimes cooking; kabhu dugdha-pana—sometimes drinking milk; yabe—when; yei—whoever; mile—meets; tahe—in that way; rakhe—keeps; nija prana—his life.

Sometimes he chewed fried grains, sometimes he cooked, and sometimes he drank milk.

In this way he kept his life and soul together with whatever was available wherever he went.