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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[ Ādi-lilā, Ch. 16 ]
SYNONYMS
pratibhāra —of ingenuity;  kāvya —poetry;  tomāra —your;  devatā —the Lord;  santoṣe —satisfies;  bhāla-mate —scrutinizingly;  vicārile —on analyzing;  jāni —I know;  guṇa-doṣe —there are faults and qualities also.
TRANSLATION
“There is no doubt that your poetry is full of ingenuity, and certainly it has satisfied the Supreme Lord. Yet if we scrutinizingly consider it we can find both good qualities and faults.”
TEXT 49
তাতে ভাল করি’ শ্লোক করহ বিচার । কবি কহে,—যে কহিলে সেই বেদসার ॥ ৪৯ ॥
tāte bhāla kari’ śloka karaha vicāra   kavi kahe,—ye kahile sei veda-sāra
SYNONYMS
tāte —therefore;  bhāla —very carefully;  kari’ —doing it;  śloka —the verse;  karaha —do;  vicāra —judgment;  kavi kahe —the poet said;  ye kahile —what You have said;  sei —that is;  veda-sāra —exactly right.
TRANSLATION
The Lord concluded: “Now, therefore, let us carefully scrutinize this verse.” The poet replied: “Yes, the verse You have recited is perfectly correct.
TEXT 50
ব্যাকরণিরা তুমি মাহি পড় অলকার । তুমি কি জামিবে এই কবিতের সার ॥ ৫০ ॥
vyākaraṇiyā tumi nāhi paḍa alaṅkāra   tumi ki jānibe ei kavitvera sāra
SYNONYMS
vyākaraṇiyā —a student of grammar;  tumi —You are;  nāhi —do not;  paḍa —study;  alaṅkāra —poetic ornaments;  tumi —You;  ki —what;  jānibe —will know;  ei —this;  kavitvera —of poetic quality;  sāra —review.
TRANSLATION
“You are an ordinary student of grammar. What do You know about literary embellishments? You cannot review this poetry because You do not know anything about it.”