CC Antya 20.23 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 23

vṛkṣa yena kāṭileha kichu nā bolaya

śukāñā maileha kāre pānī nā māgaya

SYNONYMS

vṛkṣa—a tree; yena—as; kāṭileha—when it is cut; kichu nā bolaya—does not say anything; śukāñā—drying up; maileha—if dying; kāre—anyone; pāni—water; nā māgaya—does not ask for.

TRANSLATION

“When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water.

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