20.9
tabe sei yavana kahe,--"suna, mahasaya
tomare chadiba, kintu kari raja-bhaya"
SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; sei—that; yavana—meat-eater; kahe—says; suna—just hear; mahasaya—my dear sir; tomare—you; chadiba—I would release; kintu—but; kari raja-bhaya—I am afraid of the government.
In this way Sanatana Gosvami convinced the jailkeeper, who replied, “Please hear me, my dear sir.
I am willing to release you, but I am afraid of the government.”