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CC Madhya 16.218

Bengali

মহৈশ্বর্যযুক্ত দুঁহে — বদান্য, ব্রহ্মণ্য ।
সদাচারী, সৎকুলীন, ধার্মিকাগ্রগণ্য ॥ ২১৮ ॥

Text

mahaiśvarya-yukta duṅhe — vadānya, brahmaṇya
sadācārī, satkulīna, dhārmikāgra-gaṇya

Synonyms

mahā-aiśvarya-yukta — very opulent in riches; duṅhe — both the brothers; vadānya — very magnanimous; brahmaṇya — devoted to brahminical culture; sat-ācārī — well behaved; sat-kulīna — aristocratic; dhārmika-agra-gaṇya — on the top of the list of religious persons.

Translation

Both Hiraṇya Majumadāra and Govardhana Majumadāra were very opulent and magnanimous. They were well behaved and devoted to brahminical culture. They belonged to an aristocratic family, and among religionists they were predominant.