CC Antya 1.23

Antya-līlā, Chapter 1, Text 23

চাহিয়া না পাইল কুক্কুর, লোক সব আইলা ।
দুঃখী হঞা শিবানন্দ উপবাস কৈলা ॥ ২৩ ॥

cāhiyā nā pāila kukkura, loka saba āilā
duḥkhī hañā śivānanda upavāsa kailā

Word by word

cāhiyā — looking; nā — not; pāila — found; kukkura — the dog; loka saba āilā — all the men returned; duḥkhī hañā — being unhappy; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; upavāsa — fast; kailā — observed.

Translation

When the men returned without success, Śivānanda Sena became very unhappy and fasted for the night.