5.53

thena dekhi’ sei vipra palana gela

ara dina gramera loka ekatra karila

SYNONYMS

thena dekhi’-seeing the stick in his hand; sei vipra—the young brahmana; palana gela—fled from that place; ara dina—the next day; gramera loka—the inhabitants of the village; ekatra karila—gathered in one place.

Seeing a stick in the hand of the son, the younger brahmana fled.

The next day, however, he gathered together all the people of the village.