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CC Antya 18.53

Text

asthi-sandhi chuṭile carma kare naḍa-baḍe
tāhā dekhi’ prāṇa kā’ra nāhi rahe dhaḍe

Synonyms

asthi-sandhi — the joints of the bones; chuṭile — being separated; carma — the skin; kare — does; naḍa-baḍe — hanging; tāhā — that; dekhi’ — seeing; prāṇa — life; kā’ra — whose; nāhi — does not; rahe — remain; dhaḍe — in the body.

Translation

“Its joints are all separated beneath the skin, which is completely slack. No one could see it and remain alive in his body.