kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!
āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!
Synonyms
kāṣṭhera putalī-a doll made of wood; yena-as; kuhake nācāya-magician causes to dance; āpane-personally; nā jāne-does not know; putalī-the doll; kibā-how; nāce-dances; gāya-sings.
Translation
"A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing.