# Cc. Antya 6.40 > দড়ির বন্ধনে তাঁরে রাখিবা কেমতে ? জন্মদাতা পিতা নারে ‘প্রারব্ধ’ খণ্ডাইতে ॥৪০॥ ## Text > daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate? > janma-dātā-pitā nāre 'prārabdha' khaṇḍāite ## Synonyms *daḍira bandhane*—by bonds of ropes; *tāṅre*—him; *rākhibā*—will you keep; *ke mate*—how; *janma-dātā pitā*—the father who begets the child; *nāre*—is not able; *prārabdha*—the reaction of previous activities; *khaṇḍāite*—to nullify. ## Translation **"How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one's father to nullify the reactions of one's past activities.**