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CC Madhya 20.134

Bengali

‘উত্তরে’ খুদিলে আছে কৃষ্ণ ‘অজগরে’ ।
ধন নাহি পাবে, খুদিতে গিলিবে সবারে ॥ ১৩৪ ॥

Text

‘uttare’ khudile āche kṛṣṇa ‘ajagare’
dhana nāhi pābe, khudite gilibe sabāre

Synonyms

uttare — on the northern side; khudile — if you dig; āche — there is; kṛṣṇa — black; ajagare — snake; dhana — treasure; nāhi — not; pābe — you will get; khudite — digging; gilibe — will devour; sabāre — everyone.

Translation

“ ‘If you dig on the northern side, there is a big black snake that will devour you if you attempt to dig up the treasure.