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Pastimes of Childhood and Youth
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SYNONYMS
pratibhā —ingenuity;  kavitva —poetic imagination;  tomāra —your;  devatā —of a demigod;  prasāde —by the grace;  avicāra —without good judgment;  kāvye —in the poetry;  avaśya —certainly;  paḍe —there is;  doṣa —fault;  vādhe —obstruction.
TRANSLATION
“You have achieved poetic imagination and ingenuity by the grace of your worshipable demigod. But poetry not well reviewed is certainly subject to criticism.
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বিচারি’ কবিত্ত কৈলে হয় স্থানিক্ষা । সালকার হৈলে অর্থ করে কলমল ॥ ৮৬ ॥
vicāri’ kavitva kaile haya sunirmala sālaṅkāra haile artha kare jhalamala
SYNONYMS
vicāri —with proper consideration;  kavitva —poetic explanation;  kaile —if done;  haya —it becomes;  sunirmala —very pure;  sa-alaṅkāra —with metaphorical use of words;  haile —if it is;  artha —meaning;  kare —does;  jhalamala —dazzle.
TRANSLATION
“Poetic skill used with due consideration is very pure, and with metaphors and analogies it is dazzling.”
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শুনিয়া প্রভুর ব্যাখ্যা দিয়িজয়ী বিশ্মিত । মুখে না নিঃসরে বাক্য, প্রতিভা স্তম্ভিত ॥ ৮৭ ॥
śuniyā prabhura vyākhyā digvijayī vismita mukhe nā niḥsare vākya, pratibhā stambhita
SYNONYMS
śuniyā —hearing;  prabhura —of the Lord;  vyākhyā —explanation;  dig-vijayī —the champion;  vismita —struck with wonder;  mukhe —in the mouth;  nā —did not;  niḥsare —come out;  vākya —words;  pratibhā —ingenuity;  stambhita —choked up.
TRANSLATION
After hearing the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the champion poet, struck with wonder, his cleverness stunned, could not say anything.