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CC Antya 9.19



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 19

dui-lakṣa kāhana tāra ṭhāñi bākī ha-ila
dui-lakṣa kāhana kauḍi rājā ta' māgila


SYNONYMS

dui-lakṣa — 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis (one kāhana equals 1,280 kauḍis); tāra ṭhāñi — from him; bākī ha-ila — there was a balance due; dui-lakṣa kāhana — 200,000 kāhanas; kauḍi — conchshells; rājā — the King; ta — certainly; māgila — demanded.


TRANSLATION

"Once when he deposited the collection, however, a balance of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells was due from him. Therefore the King demanded this sum.