'āmāra ghoḍā grīvā nā phirāya ūrdhve nāhi cāya
tāte ghoḍāra mūlya ghāṭi karite nā yuyāya'
tāte ghoḍāra mūlya ghāṭi karite nā yuyāya'
Synonyms
āmāra ghoḍā-my horses; grīvā-the neck; nā phirāya-do not turn; ūrdhve-upward; nāhi cāya-do not look; tāte-because of this; ghoḍāra mūlya-the price of the horse; ghāṭi karite-to reduce; nā yuyāya-is not proper.
Translation
"Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka said, 'My horses never turn their necks or look upward. Therefore the price for them should not be reduced.'