# Cc. Madhya 25.192
## 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.**