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CC Madhya 18.217

Bengali

ম্লেচ্ছদেশ, কেহ কাহাঁ করয়ে উৎপাত ।
ভট্টাচার্য — পণ্ডিত, কহিতে না জানেন বাত্‌ ॥ ২১৭ ॥

Text

mleccha-deśa, keha kāhāṅ karaye utpāta
bhaṭṭācārya — paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt

Synonyms

mleccha-deśa — this is a country occupied by the Muslims; keha — anyone; kāhāṅ — anywhere; karaye utpāta — can create a disturbance; bhaṭṭācārya — Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya; paṇḍita — learned scholar; kahite — to speak; nā jānena — does not know; bāt — language.

Translation

“This country is mainly occupied by Muslims. At any place someone can create a disturbance, and although Your companion Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned scholar, he does not know how to speak the local language.”