Konkani to English:
अशें तरेन, आमची नदर समाजीक-अर्थीक वा राजकी नदरेन हे कादंबरीचो काळ जाणून घेवपा कडल्यान कपडे आनी सजावटीचे नदरेन हो काळ पळोवपाकडेन घुंवता.
Thus, our focus shifts from a desire to know the times the novel is referring to in socio-economic or political terms, to a desire to see the times (in terms of costume and decor).