Text 14]
Rāmānanda Rāya Instructs Pradyumna Miśra
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TRANSLATION
Unable to see Rāmānanda Rāya immediately, Pradyumna Miśra inquired from the servant, who then gave a description of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
TEXT 13
“দুই দেব-কন্যা হয় পরম-স্বন্দরী । নৃত্য-গীতে স্বনিপুণ্য, বয়সে কিশোরী ॥ ১৩ ॥
“dui deva-kanyā haya parama-sundarī nṛtya-gīte sunipuṇā, vayase kiśorī
SYNONYMS
dui—two; deva-kanyā—dancing girls; haya—are; parama-sundarī—very, very beautiful; nṛtya-gīte—in singing and dancing; su-nipuṇā—very expert; vayase—in age; kiśorī—very young.
TRANSLATION
“There are two dancing girls who are extremely beautiful. They are very youthful, and they are expert in dancing and singing.
TEXT 14
সেই দু'হে লঞ্চা রায় নিভৃত উত্থানে । নিজ-নাটক-গীতের শিখায় নর্তনে ॥ ১৪ ॥
sei duṅhe lañā rāya nibhṛta udyāne nija-nāṭaka-gītera śikhāya nartane
SYNONYMS
sei duṅhe—those two; lañā—taking; rāya—Rāmānanda Rāya; nibhṛta udyāne—in a solitary place in the garden; nija-nāṭaka—of the drama composed by him; gītera—of the songs; śikhāya—gives direction; nartane—in dancing.
TRANSLATION
“Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya has taken these two girls to a solitary place in his garden, where he is teaching and directing them to dance according to the songs he has composed for his drama.