# Cc. Madhya 5.42 > বিপ্র বলে, — “সাক্ষী বোলাঞা করিবেক ন্যায় ৷ > জিতি’ কন্যা লবে, মোর ব্যর্থ ধর্ম হয় ।।” ৪২ ।। ॥৪২॥ ## Text > vipra bale,—"sākṣī bolāñā karibeka nyāya > jiti' kanyā labe, mora vyartha dharma haya" ## Synonyms *viprabale*—the *brāhmaṇa* says; *sākṣī*—a witness; *bolāñā*—calling for; *karibeka*—there will be; *nyāya*—justice; *jiti'*—winning; *kanyā*—the daughter; *labe*—he will take; *mora*—my; *vyartha*—meaningless; *dharma*—religious principles; *haya*—will be. ## Translation **The elderly brāhmaṇa said, "If I do not give my daughter to the young brāhmaṇa, he will call Śrī Gopālajī as a witness. Thus he will take my daughter by force, and in that case my religious principles will become meaningless."**