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# Ardhakathanak 89

Ardhakathānak 89

- **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā

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taba su pujārā sādhaipauna. mithyā dhyāna kapaṭa kī mauna.  
ghaṛī eka jaba bhaī bitīta. sīsa ghumāi kahai sunu mīta. //

> Then that temple priest held his breath, engaging in false meditation and deceitful silence. / When about one ghaṛī had passed, shaking his head he said: "Listen, friend!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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