āmā-hena yadi eka kīṭa mari' gela
eka pipÄ«likā maile pį¹›thvÄ«ra kāhāṅ hāni haila?

 Ämā-hena - like me; yadi - if; eka - one; kīṭa - insect; mari' gela - dies; eka - one; pipÄ«likā - ant; maile - if he dies; pį¹›thvÄ«ra - of the earth; kāhāṅ - where; hāni haila - is there any loss.


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ā€œMy Lord, if an insignificant insect like me dies, what is the loss? If an ant dies, where is the loss to the material world?

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