CC Madhya 18.217
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 18, Text 217
ম্লেচ্ছদেশ, কেহ কাহাঁ করয়ে উৎপাত ।
ভট্টাচার্য — পণ্ডিত, কহিতে না জানেন বাত্ ॥ ২১৭ ॥
ভট্টাচার্য — পণ্ডিত, কহিতে না জানেন বাত্ ॥ ২১৭ ॥
mleccha-deśa, keha kāhāṅ karaye utpāta
bhaṭṭācārya — paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt
bhaṭṭācārya — paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt
Word by word
mleccha-deśa — this is a country occupied by the Muslims; keha — anyone; kāhāṅ — anywhere; karaye utpāta — can create a disturbance; bhaṭṭācārya — Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya; paṇḍita — learned scholar; kahite — to speak; nā jānena — does not know; bāt — language.
Translation
“This country is mainly occupied by Muslims. At any place someone can create a disturbance, and although Your companion Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned scholar, he does not know how to speak the local language.”