# Cc. Ādi 13.26 > বাল্য বয়স — যাবৎ হাতে খড়ি দিল । > পৌগণ্ড বয়স — যাবৎ বিবাহ না কৈল ॥২৬॥ ## Text > bālya vayasa—yāvat hāte khaḍi dila > paugaṇḍa vayasa—yāvat vivāha nā kaila ## Synonyms *bālya vayasa*—childhood age; *yāvat*—until the time; *hāte*—in His hand; *khaḍi*—chalk; *dila*—was given; *paugaṇḍa vayasa*—the part of boyhood known as *paugaṇḍa*; *yāvat*—until; *vivāha*—marriage; *nā*—not; *kaila*—did take place. ## Translation **His childhood lasted until the date of hāte khaḍi, the beginning of His education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is called paugaṇḍa.**