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raja kahe,--"tare ami duhkha nahi diye
cange cada, khadge dara,--ami na janiye
SYNONYMS
raja kahe—the King replied; tare—to him; ami—I; duhkha—unhappiness; nahi diye—have no desire to give; cange cada—the raising on the canga; khadge—on the swords; dara—the throwing; ami—I; na janiye—did not know.
The King replied,"I have no desire to give pain to Gopinatha Pattanayaka and his family, nor did I know about his being lifted on the canga to be thrown on the swords and killed.