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CC Madhya 5.67

Bengali

কাহাঁ তুমি পণ্ডিত, ধনী, পরম কুলীন ।
কাহাঁ মুঞি দরিদ্র, মূর্খ, নীচ, কুলহীন ॥ ৬৭ ॥

Text

kāhāṅ tumi paṇḍita, dhanī, parama kulīna
kāhāṅ muñi daridra, mūrkha, nīca, kula-hīna

Synonyms

kāhāṅ — whereas; tumi — you; paṇḍita — learned scholar; dhanī — rich man; parama — first class; kulīna — aristocracy; kāhāṅ — whereas; muñi — I; daridra — poor man; mūrkha — not educated; nīca — fallen; kula-hīna — without aristocracy.

Translation

“ ‘Whereas you are a learned scholar, a rich man belonging to an aristocratic family, I am a poor man, uneducated and with no claim to aristocracy.’