[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Hindi literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi) › [Histories, biographies and hagiographies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa) › [Ardhakathanak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › 171 # Ardhakathanak 171 Ardhakathānak 171 - **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā ### [171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.171) karai āsikhī dhari mana dhīra. darada-banda jyaũ sekha phakīra. ikaṭaka dekhi dhyāna so dharai. pitā āpane kau dhana harai. // > He practiced love, fixing patience in his heart, filled with pain like a Sufi faqir. > He gazed with an unblinking stare and meditated upon her, stealing his father's wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.170) - [Next: 172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.172) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.171) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.171) · Pramāṇa