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CC Antya 4.85

Text

kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!

Synonyms

kāṣṭhera putalī — a doll made of wood; yena — as; kuhake nācāya — magician causes to dance; āpane — personally; jāne — does not know; putalī — the doll; kibā — how; nāce — dances; gāya — sings.

Translation

“A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing.