Text
tāhā dekhi’ dāmodara duḥkha pāya mane
balite nā pāre, bālaka niṣedha nā māne
Synonyms
taha dekhi—seeing that; dāmodara—Dāmodara Paṇḍita; duhkha paya—gets unhappiness; mane—in his mind; balite na pare—could not say anything; balaka—the boy; Nisedha—prohibition; na mane—would not care for. ¶
Translation
This was intolerable for Dāmodara Paṇḍita. He became greatly unhappy, but there was nothing he could say, for the boy would ignore his restrictions. ¶