baḍa matsya bali' āmi uṭhāiluṅ yatane
mṛtaka dekhite mora bhaya haila mane
mṛtaka dekhite mora bhaya haila mane
Synonyms
baḍa-great; matsya-fish; bali'-thinking to be; āmi-I; uṭhāiluṅ-lifted; yatane-with care; mṛtaka-the dead body; dekhite-seeing; mora-my; bhaya-fear; haila-there was; mane-in the mind.
Translation
"I lifted it with great care, thinking it a big fish, but as soon as I saw that it was a corpse, great fear arose in my mind.