CC Madhya 12.107
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12, Text 107
শত শত জন জল ভরে সরোবরে ।
ঘাটে স্থান নাহি, কেহ কূপে জল ভরে ॥ ১০৭ ॥
ঘাটে স্থান নাহি, কেহ কূপে জল ভরে ॥ ১০৭ ॥
śata śata jana jala bhare sarovare
ghāṭe sthāna nāhi, keha kūpe jala bhare
ghāṭe sthāna nāhi, keha kūpe jala bhare
Word by word
śata śata jana — hundreds of men; jala bhare — draw water; sarovare — from the lake; ghāṭe — on the bank; sthāna — place; nāhi — there is not; keha — someone; kūpe — from the well; jala bhare — draws the water.
Translation
Since hundreds of men were engaged in bringing water from the lake, there was no place to stand on the banks. Consequently someone began to draw water from a well.