### CC Antya 6.129

> বামন হঞা যেন চান্দ ধরিবারে চায়  ।\
> অনেক যত্ন কৈনু, তাতে কভু সিদ্ধ নয় ॥১২৯॥

> vāmana hañā yena cānda dharibāre cāya\
> aneka yatna kainu, tāte kabhu siddha naya

*vāmana hañā*—being a dwarf; *yena*—as if; *cānda*—the moon; *dharibāre*—to catch; *cāya*—wants; *aneka yatna*—many attempts; *kainu*—I have made; *tāte*—in that; *kabhu siddha naya*—I have not been successful.

**"Like a dwarf who wants to catch the moon, I have tried my best many times, but I have never been successful.**
