aṅkuśera - of the elephant-goad; ghāya - by striking; hastī - the elephants; karaye - made; citkāra - crying; ratha - the car; nāhi cale - does not move; loke - all the people; kare - exclaim; hāhā-kāra - alas.

The elephants, being beaten by the elephant-goad, were crying, but still the car would not move. The assembled people cried out, “Alas!”