### CC Antya 16.17

> ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী কতক্ষণ করি’ তাঁর সনে  ।\
> ঝড়ু-ঠাকুর কহে তাঁরে মধুর বচনে ॥১৭॥

> iṣṭagoṣṭhī kata-kṣaṇa kari' tāṅra sane\
> jhaḍu-ṭhākura kahe tāṅre madhura vacane

*iṣṭa-goṣṭhī*—discussion; *kata-kṣaṇa*—for some time; *kari'*—performing; *tāṅra sane*—with him; *jhaḍu-ṭhākura*—Jhaḍu Ṭhākura; *kahe*—says; *tāṅre*—unto him (Kālidāsa); *madhura vacane*—in sweet words.

**After a discussion for some time with Kālidāsa, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura said something to him in sweet words.**