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CC Ādi 17.194

Bengali

আর ম্লেচ্ছ কহে,—হিন্দু ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলি’ ।
হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে, গায়, গড়ি যায় ধূলি ॥ ১৯৪ ॥

Text

āra mleccha kahe, — hindu ‘kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa’ bali’
hāse, kānde, nāce, gāya, gaḍi yāya dhūli

Synonyms

āra — another; mleccha — meat-eater; kahe — said; hindu — Hindus; kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa bali’ — saying “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa”; hāse — laugh; kānde — cry; nāce — dance; gāya — chant; gaḍi yāya dhūli — roll in the dust.

Translation

“One meat-eater said, ‘The Hindus say, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,” and they laugh, cry, dance, chant and fall on the ground, smearing their bodies with dirt.