kāṣṭhera putalī - a doll made of wood; yena - as; kuhake nācāya - magician causes to dance; āpane - personally; nā jāne - does not know; putalī - the doll; kibā - how; nāce - dances; gāya - sings.

“A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing.