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CC Antya 9.40

Text

pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?”

Synonyms

pāṅca-gaṇḍāra — of five gaṇḍās; pātra — due recipients; haya — are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa — sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile — by begging; vā — or; kene — why; dibe — shall give; dui-lakṣa kāhana — 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis.

Translation

“Of course, a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells?”