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CC Madhya 12.107

Bengali

শত শত জন জল ভরে সরোবরে ।
ঘাটে স্থান নাহি, কেহ কূপে জল ভরে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

Text

śata śata jana jala bhare sarovare
ghāṭe sthāna nāhi, keha kūpe jala bhare

Synonyms

śata śata jana — hundreds of men; jala bhare — draw water; sarovare — from the lake; ghāṭe — on the bank; sthāna — place; nāhi — there is not; keha — someone; kūpe — from the well; jala bhare — draws the water.

Translation

Since hundreds of men were engaged in bringing water from the lake, there was no place to stand on the banks. Consequently someone began to draw water from a well.