rājā kahe,--"tāre āmi duḥkha nāhi diye
cāṅge caḍā, khaḍge ḍārā,--āmi nā jāniye
cāṅge caḍā, khaḍge ḍārā,--āmi nā jāniye
Synonyms
rājā kahe-the King replied; tāre-to him; āmi-I; duḥkha-unhappiness; nāhi diye-have no desire to give; cāṅge caḍā-the raising on the cāṅga; khaḍge-on the swords; ḍārā-the throwing; āmi-I; nā jāniye-did not know.
Translation
The King replied,"I have no desire to give pain to Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka and his family, nor did I know about his being lifted on the cāṅga to be thrown on the swords and killed.