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CC Madhya 19.8

Bengali

দণ্ডবন্ধ লাগি’ চৌঠি সঞ্চয় করিলা ।
ভাল-ভাল বিপ্র-স্থানে স্থাপ্য রাখিলা ॥ ৮ ॥

Text

daṇḍa-bandha lāgi’ cauṭhi sañcaya karilā
bhāla-bhāla vipra-sthāne sthāpya rākhilā

Synonyms

daṇḍa-bandha lāgi’ — in case of legal implications; cauṭhi — one-fourth; sañcaya karilā — he collected; bhāla-bhāla — very respectable; vipra-sthāne — in the custody of a brāhmaṇa; sthāpya rākhilā — kept deposited.

Translation

He kept one-fourth of his wealth with a respectable brāhmaṇa. He kept this for his personal safety because he was expecting some legal complications.