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  "name":"Cc. Antya 4.85",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 4.85",
  "label":"Text 85",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 4.85",
  "description":"\"A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing."

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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; nā 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.