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sei gandha-vasa nasa, sada kare gandhera asa, kabhu paya, kabhu nahi paya

paile piya peta bhare, pina pina tabu kare, na paile trsnaya mari’ yaya

SYNONYMS

sei—that; gandha-vasa—under the control of the fragrance; nasa—the nostrils; sada—always; kare—make; gandhera—for the fragrance; asa—hope; kabhu paya—sometimes they obtain; kabhu nahi paya—sometimes do not obtain; paile—if obtaining; piya—drinking; peta—the belly; bhare—fills; pina—let me drink; pina—let me drink; tabu—still; kare—they hanker; na paile—if they do not get; trsnaya—out of thirst; mari’ yaya—they die "Falling completely under its influence, the nostrils yearn for it continuously, although sometimes they obtain it and sometimes not.

When they do they drink their fill, though they still want more and more, but if they don’t, out of thirst they die.