Canto 1, Chapter 14

The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 19 (SB 1.14.19)
SB 1.14.19 • मूल श्लोक

न पिबन्ति स्तनं वत्सा न दुह्यन्ति च मातर: । रुदन्त्यश्रुमुखा गावो न हृष्यन्त्यृषभा व्रजे ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

na pibanti stanaṁ vatsā na duhyanti ca mātaraḥ rudanty aśru-mukhā gāvo na hṛṣyanty ṛṣabhā vraje

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

na — does not; pibanti — suck; stanam — breast; vatsāḥ — the calves; na — do not; duhyanti — allow milking; ca — also; mātaraḥ — the cows; rudanti — crying; aśru-mukhāḥ — with a tearful face; gāvaḥ — the cows; na — do not; hṛṣyanti — take pleasure; ṛṣabhāḥ — the bulls; vraje — in the pasturing ground.

Translation

“The calves do not suck the teats of the cows, nor do the cows give milk. They are standing, crying, tears in their eyes, and the bulls take no pleasure in the pasturing grounds.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda