226 Sit Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 16
SYNONYMS
pratibhara—of ingenuity; kdvya—poetry; tomédara—your; devatd—the Lord;
santose—satisfies; bhdla-mate—scrutinizingly; vicdrile—on analyzing; /dni—| know;
guna-dose—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
Cites Siar BHR’ Cans aE Fara |
he SCR, — CR SARC CHE CANAAN BD Hi
téte bhdla kari’ sloka karaha vicara
kavi kahe,—ye kahile sei veda-séra
SYNONYMS
tdte—therefore; bhd/a—very carefully; kari’—doing it; sioka—the verse; karaha—
do; vicdra—judgment; Ravi kahe—the poet said; ye kahi/le—what You have said; se/—
that is; veda-sdra—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
areaten ofa atfe ty MGT |
oft Fa orrfica a® wiecwa wa nee t
vydkaraniyd tumi nahi pada alahkara
tumi ki janibe ei kavitvera sara
SYNONYMS
vygkaraniya—a student of grammar; tumi—You are; ndhi—do not; pago—study;
alahkara—poetic ornaments; tumi—You; ki—what; j@nibe—will know; ei—this;
kavitvera—of poetic quality; s@ra—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 any-
thing about it.”
