# Cc. Madhya 25.192 > স্ত্রী কহে, — জাতি লহ’, যদি প্রাণে না মারিবে । > রাজা কহে, — জাতি নিলে ইঁহো নাহি জীবে ॥১৯২॥ ## Text > strī kahe,-jāti laha', yadi prāṇe nā māribe > rājā kahe,-jāti nile iṅho nāhi jībe ## Synonyms *strī kahe*—the wife replied; *jāti laha'*—then take his caste; *yadi*—if; *prāṇe nā māribe*—you will not kill him; *rājā kahe*—the King replied; *jāti nile*—if I take his caste; *iṅho nāhi jībe*—he will not live (he will commit suicide). ## Translation **As a last alternative, the wife suggested that the Nawab take away Subuddhi Rāya's caste and turn him into a Mohammedan, but Hussain Khān replied that if he did this, Subuddhi Rāya would not live.**