"kauḍi nāhi dibe ei, beḍāya chadma kari'
ājñā deha yadi,--'cāṅge caḍāñā la-i kauḍi'
ājñā deha yadi,--'cāṅge caḍāñā la-i kauḍi'
Synonyms
kauḍi-the money; nāhi dibe-will not pay; ei-this man; beḍāya-wanders; chadma kari'-on some pretext; ājñā deha yadi-if you order; cāṅge caḍāñā-raising on the cāṅga; la-i kauḍi-I shall get the money.
Translation
"This Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka,' he said,'is unwilling to pay the money due. Instead, he is squandering it under some pretext. If you issue an order, I can put him on the cāṅga and thus realize the money.'