CC Madhya 5.51 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 51
- eta śuni’ sei vipra rahe mauna dhari’
- tāṅra putra mārite āila hāte ṭheṅgā kari’
SYNONYMS
eta śuni’—hearing this; sei vipra—the elderly brāhmaṇa; rahe—remains; mauna dhari’—holding silence; tāṅra—his; putra—son; mārite—to strike; āila—came out; hāte—in hand; ṭheṅgā—stick; kari’—taking.
TRANSLATION
After the young brāhmaṇa submitted this statement, the elderly brāhmaṇa remained silent. Taking this opportunity, his son immediately came out with a stick to strike the younger man.