শুষ্ক বাঁশের লাঠিখান, এত করে অপমান, এই দশা করিল, গোসাঞি ।
না সহি' কি করিতে পারি, তাহে রহি মৌন ধরি', চোরার মাকে ডাকি' কান্দিতে নাই ॥ ১২৯ ॥
suska baṅsera lathikhana, eta kare apamana,
na sahi' ki karite pari, tahe rahi mauna dhari',
corara make daki' kandite nai
suska-dry; baṅsera-of bamboo; lathi-khana-a stick; eta-this; kare apamana-insults; ei-this; dasa-condition; karila-made; gosani-the master; na sahi'-not tolerating; ki-what; karite pari-can we do; tahe-at that time; rahi-we remain; mauna dhari'-keeping silent; corara-of a thief; make-for the mother; daki'-calling; kandite-to cry; nai-is not possible.
"This flute is nothing but a dry stick of bamboo, but it becomes our master and insults us in so many ways that it forces us into a predicament. What can we do but tolerate it? The mother of a thief cannot cry loudly for justice when the thief is punished. Therefore we simply remain silent.