CC Madhya 5.29
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 5, Text 29
বড়বিপ্র কহে, — “কন্যা মোর নিজ-ধন ।
নিজ-ধন দিতে নিষেধিবে কোন্ জন ॥ ২৯ ॥
নিজ-ধন দিতে নিষেধিবে কোন্ জন ॥ ২৯ ॥
baḍa-vipra kahe, — “kanyā mora nija-dhana
nija-dhana dite niṣedhibe kon jana
nija-dhana dite niṣedhibe kon jana
Word by word
baḍa-vipra kahe — the elderly brāhmaṇa says; kanyā — the daughter; mora — my; nija-dhana — own property; nija-dhana — one’s own property; dite — to give; niṣedhibe — will object; kon — what; jana — person.
Translation
The elderly brāhmaṇa said, “My daughter is my own property. If I choose to give my property to someone, who has the power to stop me?”