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panca-gandara patra haya sannyasi brahmana

magile va kene dibe dui-laksa kahana?"

SYNONYMS

panca-gandara—of five gandas; patra—due recipients; haya—are; sannyasi brahmana—sannyasis and brahmanas; magile—by begging; va—or; kene—why; dibe—shall give; dui-laksa kahana—200,000 kahanas of kaudis “Of course, a sannyasi or brahmana may beg for up to five gandas, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kahanas of conchshells?”