CC MADHYA 19.8
daṇḍa-bandha lāgi' cauṭhi sañcaya karilā
bhāla-bhāla vipra-sthāne sthāpya rākhilā
SYNONYMS

daṇḍa-bandha lāgi'-in case of legal implications; cauṭhi—one-fourth; sañcaya karilā—he collected; bhāla-bhāla—very respectable; vipra-sthāne—in the custody of a brāhmaṇa; sthāpya rākhilā—kept deposited.

TRANSLATION

He kept one-fourth of his wealth with a respectable brāhmaṇa. He kept this for his personal safety because he was expecting some legal complications.