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# Ardhakathanak 372

Ardhakathānak 372

- **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā

### [372](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.372)

kahai Banārasi māyā-baina. banitā kahai jhūṭha saba phaina.  
taba Banārasī sāñcī kahī. mere pāsa kachū nahĩ sahī. //

> Banārasī spoke words of pretense, but his wife said, “All this is mere froth of lies.”  
> Then Banārasī told the truth: “In truth, I have nothing with me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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