CC Madhya 14.53
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 53
- 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!”