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CC Madhya 25.192

Bengali

স্ত্রী কহে, — জাতি লহ’, যদি প্রাণে না মারিবে ।
রাজা কহে, — জাতি নিলে ইঁহো নাহি জীবে ॥ ১৯২ ॥

Text

strī kahe, — jāti laha’, yadi prāṇe nā māribe
rājā kahe, — jāti nile iṅho nāhi jībe

Synonyms

strī kahe — the wife replied; jāti laha’ — then take his caste; yadi — if; prāṇe māribe — you will not kill him; rājā kahe — the King replied; jāti nile — if I take his caste; iṅho nāhi jībe — he will not live (he will commit suicide).

Translation

As a last alternative, the wife suggested that the Nawab take away Subuddhi Rāya’s caste and turn him into a Muslim, but Hussain Khān replied that if he did this, Subuddhi Rāya would not live.