# Cc. Ādi 10.96 > তবে দুই ভাই তাঁরে মরিতে না দিল । > নিজ তৃতীয় ভাই করি’ নিকটে রাখিল ॥৯৬॥ ## Text > tabe dui bhāi tāṅre marite nā dila > nija tṛtīya bhāi kari' nikaṭe rākhila ## Synonyms *tabe*—at that time; *dui bhāi*—the two brothers (Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana); *tāṅre*—him; *marite*—to die; *nā dila*—did not allow; *nija*—own; *tṛtīya*—third; *bhāi*—brother; *kari'*—accepting; *nikaṭe*—near; *rākhila*—kept him. ## Translation **These two brothers, however, did not allow him to die. They accepted him as their third brother and kept him in their company.**