pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"
Synonyms
pāṅca-gaṇḍāra-of five gaṇḍās; pātra-due recipients; haya-are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa-sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile-by begging; vā-or; kene-why; dibe-shall give; dui-lakṣa kāhana-200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis.
Translation
"Of course, a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells?"