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bhuna hasi’ kahe,--"ami janiyachi pahile
asta mohara haya tomara sevaka-ancale
SYNONYMS
bhuna—the landlord; hasi’-smiling; kahe—said; ami—I; janiyachi—knew; pahile—before this; asta mohara—eight golden coins; haya—there are; tomara—your; sevaka-ancale—in the pocket of the servant.
Smiling, the landlord said, "Before you offered them, I already knew that there were eight gold coins in your servant’s possession.