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Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Verse 53 of 255
Cc Madhya 14.53

অংকুশের ঘায হস্তী করযে চিত্কার রথ নাহি চলে, লোকে করে হাহাকার

अंकुशेर घाय हस्ती करये चित्कार रथ नाहि चले, लोके करे हाहाकार

aṅkuśera ghāya hastī karaye citkāra ratha nāhi cale, loke kare hāhākāra

Synonyms

aṅkuśera—of the elephant-goad; ghāya—by striking; hastī—the elephants; karaye—made; citkāra—crying; ratha—the car; nāhi cale—does not move; loke—all the people; kare—exclaim; hāhā-kāra—alas..

Translation

The elephants, being beaten by the elephant-goad, were crying, but still the car would not move. The assembled people cried out, "Alas!"

Verse 53 of 255