14.53

ankusera ghaya hasti karaye citkara

ratha nahi cale, loke kare hahakara

SYNONYMS

ankusera—of the elephant-goad; ghaya—by striking; hasti—the elephants; karaye—made; citkara—crying; ratha—the car; nahi cale—does not move; loke—all the people; kare—exclaim; haha-kara—alas.

The elephants, being beaten by the elephant-goad, were crying, but still the car would not move.

The assembled people cried out, “Alas!”