CC Antya 9.19

Antya-līlā, Chapter 9, Text 19

দুইলক্ষ কাহন তার ঠাঞি বাকী হইল ।
দুইলক্ষ কাহন কৌড়ি রাজা ত’ মাগিল ॥ ১৯ ॥

dui-lakṣa kāhana tāra ṭhāñi bākī ha-ila
dui-lakṣa kāhana kauḍi rājā ta’ māgila

Word by word

dui-lakṣa — 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis (one kāhana equals 1,280 kauḍis); tāra ṭhāñi — from him; bākī ha-ila — there was a balance due; dui-lakṣa kāhana — 200,000 kāhanas; kauḍi — conchshells; rājā — the King; ta’ — certainly; māgila — demanded.

Translation

“Once when he deposited the collection, however, a balance of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells was due from him. Therefore the King demanded this sum.”