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vyadha kahe,--"suna, gosani, ’mrgari’ mora nama

pitara siksate ami kari aiche kama

SYNONYMS

vyadha kahe—the hunter replied; suna—please hear; gosani—O great saintly person; mrga-ari—the enemy of the animals; mora nama—my name; pitara siksate—by the teaching of my father; ami—I; kari—do; aiche kama—such acts "The hunter replied, ’My dear saintly person, my name is Mrgari, enemy of animals.

My father taught me to kill them in that way.