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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 18]
সবে জয়-পরাজয়,                      নাহি কিছু নিশ্চয়, জলযুদ্ধ বাড়িল অপার ॥ ৮৫ ॥
ārambhilā jala-keli,                      anyo'nye jala phelāpheli, huḍāhuḍi, varṣe jala-dhāra sabe jaya-parājaya,                      nāhi kichu niścaya, jala-yuddha bāḍila apāra
SYNONYMS
ārambhilā—began; jala-keli—pastimes in the water; anyo'nye—at one another; jala—water; phelāpheli—throwing back and forth; huḍāhuḍi—tumultuous activities; varṣe—in rains; jala-dhāra—showers of water; sabe—all of them; jaya-parājaya—victory and defeat; nāhi—not; kichu—any; niścaya—certainty; jala-yuddha—the fight in the water; bāḍila—increased; apāra—unlimitedly.
TRANSLATION
“The sporting pastimes in the water began, and everyone started splashing water back and forth. In the tumultuous showers of water, no one could be certain which party was winning and which was losing. This sporting water fight increased unlimitedly.
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বর্ষে স্বির তড়িৎগণ,                      সিঞ্চে শ্যাম নবঘন, ঘন বর্ষে তড়িৎ-উপরে । সখীগণের নয়ন,                      তৃষিত চাতকগণ, সেই অমৃত স্থথে পান করে ॥ ৮৬ ॥
varṣe sthira taḍid-gaṇa,                      siñce śyāma nava-ghana, ghana varṣe taḍit-upare sakhi-gaṇera nayana,                      tṛṣita cātaka-gaṇa, sei amṛta sukhe pāna kare
SYNONYMS
varṣe—in that shower; sthira—fixed; taḍit-gaṇa—streaks of lightning; siñce—sprinkle; śyāma—blackish; nava-ghana—new cloud; ghana—the cloud; varṣe—rains; taḍit-upare—upon the streaks of lightning; sakhi-gaṇera—of the gopīs; nayana—the eyes; tṛṣita—thirsty; cātaka-gaṇa—cātaka birds; sei amṛta—that nectar; sukhe—in happiness; pāna kare—drink.