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vipra kahe,--’suna, loka, mora nivedana

kabe ki baliyachi, mora nahika smarana’

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe—the senior brahmana replied; suna—please hear; loka—all people; mora—my; nivedana—submission; kabe—when; ki—what; baliyachi—I have said; mora—my; nahika—there is not; smarana—remembrance.

The elderly brahmana said, “My dear friends, please hear what I have to submit.

I do not exactly remember making a promise like that.”