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CC Antya 9.98

Text

rājā kahe, — “tāre āmi duḥkha nāhi diye
cāṅge caḍā, khaḍge ḍārā, — āmi nā jāniye

Synonyms

rājā kahe — the King replied; tāre — to him; āmi — I; duḥkha — unhappiness; nāhi diye — have no desire to give; cāṅge caḍā — the raising on the cāṅga; khaḍge — on the swords; ḍārā — the throwing; āmi — I; jāniye — did not know.

Translation

The King replied, “I had no desire to give pain to Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka and his family, nor did I know about his being lifted onto the cāṅga to be thrown on the swords and killed.