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chota-vipra bale,--’patra karaha likhana

punah yena nahi cale e-saba vacana’

SYNONYMS

chota-vipra—the young brahmana; bale—says; patra—paper; karaha—do; likhana—writing; punah—again; yena—so that; nahi—not; cale—change; e-saba—all these; vacana—statements.

The young brahmana took this opportunity to speak: “Please write this down on paper in black and white so that you may not again change your word of honor.”