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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 16]
were different branches of grammatical knowledge, and a student of grammar was supposed to study them all in twelve years. Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was famous as Nimāi Paṇḍita, taught grammar to His students, who became expert in dealing with the word jugglery of complicated grammar. Almost anyone expert in studying grammar interprets the  śāstras  in many ways by changing the root meanings of their words. A student of grammar can sometimes completely change the meaning of a sentence by juggling grammatical rules. Keśava Kāśmīrī indirectly taunted Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by implying that although He was a great teacher of grammar, such grammatical jugglery of root meanings did not require great expertise. This was a challenge to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because it was prearranged that Keśava Kāśmīrī would have to discuss the  śāstras  with Nimāi Paṇḍita, from the very beginning he wanted to bluff the Lord. Thus the Lord replied as follows.
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প্রভু কহে, ব্যাকরণ পড়াই—অভিমান করি।  
 শিষ্যেতে না বুঝে, আমি বুঝাইতে নারি ॥ ৩৩ ॥
prabhu kahe, vyākaraṇa paḍāi—abhimāna kari  
 śiṣyete nā bujhe, āmi bujhāite nāri
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord replied;  vyākaraṇa paḍāi —yes, I teach grammar;  abhimāna kari —I am supposed to do so;  śiṣyete —amongst My disciples;  nā —do not;  bujhe —understand;  āmi —I also;  bujhāite —to make them understand;  nāri —am not able.
TRANSLATION
The Lord said: "Yes, I am known as a teacher of grammar, but factually I cannot impress my students with grammatical knowledge, nor can they understand Me very well.
PURPORT
Since Keśava Kāśmīrī was a little puffed-up, the Lord increased his artificial pride by presenting Himself as subordinate to him. Thus He flattered him as follows.
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কাহাঁ ভুমি সর্বশাস্ত্রে কবিত্তে প্রবীণ।  
 কাহাঁ আমি সবে শিশু -পড়ুয়া নবীন ॥ ৩৪ ॥
kāhāṅ tumi sarva-śāstre kavitve pravīṇa  
 kāhāṅ āmi sabe śiśu—paḍuyā navīṇa