142 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 18

TEXT 53
ala-nfe RIGTET D4 CT AG-ACG |
Stal cafe’ ait Pa ae acy xB eon

asthi-sandhi chutile carma kare nada-bade
taha dekhi’ prana ka’ra nahi rahe dhade

SYNONYMS

asthi-sandhi—the joints of the bones; chutile—being separated; carma—the
skin; kare—does; nada-bade—hanging; taha—that; dekhi’—seeing; prana—life;
ka'ra—whose; nahi—does not; rahe—remain; dhade—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. ,

TEXT 54
TBA HY Als GSla-ayar |
4B cHt-ctl ea, FH ACS BCS |i cB ti

madé-rapa dhari’ rahe uttana-nayana
kabhu gon-gon kare, kabhu rahe acetana

SYNONYMS

mada —of a dead body; rupa—the form; dhari’—accepting; rahe —remains; ut-
tana-nayana—with open eyes; kabhu—sometimes; gon-gon—the sound gor-
gon; kare—makes; kabhu—sometimes; rahe —remains; acetana—unconscious.

TRANSLATION

“That ghost has taken the form of a corpse, but he keeps his eyes open.
Sometimes he utters the sounds ‘gon-gon,’ and sometimes he remains un-
conscious.

TEXT 55
AHS CHCA, — CHITA HN CAB FS |
TS Carer aia Cae SICA B-YS ce

sdksat dekhechon, —more paila sei bhita
mui maile mora kaiche jive stri-put
