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CC Madhya 25.188

দীঘি খোদাইতে তারে ‘মুন্‌সীফ’ কৈলা ।
ছিদ্র পাঞা রায় তারে চাবুক মারিলা ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
dīghi khodāite tāre ‘munsīpha’ kailā
chidra pāñā rāya tāre cābuka mārilā

Synonyms

dīghi khodāiteto dig a big lake; tāreHussain Khān; munsīpha kailāappointed as the supervisor; chidra pāñāfinding some fault; rāyaSubuddhi Rāya; tārehim; cābuka mārilāwhipped.

Translation

Subuddhi Rāya put Hussain Khān in charge of digging a big lake, but once, finding fault with him, he struck him with a whip.