# Cc. Madhya 14.53 ## Text > aṅkuśera ghāya hastī karaye citkāra > ratha nāhi cale, loke kare hāhākāra ## Synonyms *aṅkuśera*—of the elephant-goad; *ghāya*—by striking; *hastī*—the elephants; *karaye*—made; *citkāra*—crying; *ratha*—the car; *nāhi* *cale*—does not move; *loke*—all the people; *kare*—exclaim; *hāhā*-*kāra*—alas. ## Translation **The elephants, being beaten by the elephant-goad, were crying, but still the car would not move. The assembled people cried out, "Alas!"**