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"name":"Cc. Antya 20.23", "h1":"Cc. Antya 20.23", "label":"Text 23", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 20.23", "description":"\"When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water."
} —
vṛkṣa yena kāṭileha kichu nā bolaya
śukāñā maileha kāre pānī nā māgaya
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.
“When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water.