230 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 16

SYNONYMS
avimpsta-vidheyarnsa—unciean composition; dui thani—in two places; cihna—
symptoms; viruddha-mati—a contradictory conception; dhagna-krama—broken
order; punar-Gtta—redundancy {also called punar-ukti); dosa—faults; tina—three.
TRANSLATION

“In this verse the fault of avimrsta-vidheyamsa occurs twice, and the faults of
viruddha-mati, bhagna-krama and punar-atta occur once each.

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“HOA HUD CMTS Ber ‘Facey |
Sue CH SETA’ — “ICS AFace tt cw Il

‘gafhigara mahattva’——Ssloke milla ‘vidheya’
idarn Sabde ‘anuyvada’——pdche avidheya

SYNONYMS
gafigara mahattva—glorification of mother Ganges; s/oke—in the verse; mula—
chief; vidheya—unknown; idam—this; Sabde—by the word; gnuvdda—the known;
pGche—at the end; avidheya—improper.
TRANSLATION

“The glorification ofthe Ganges [mahattvam gangayab] is the principal unknown
subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word
idam, which has been placed after the unknown.

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‘faces’ ercst fe’ stice Sie SATA’ |
ot aft’ ances en sfratce arn cot

‘vidheya’ age kahi’ pache kahile ‘anuvada’'
ei lagi’ stokera artha kariyGche bddha

SYNONYMS

vidheya—what is unknown; dge—first; kahi’—after speaking; pache—at the end;
kahile—if one speaks; anuvada—known things; ef /agi‘—for this reason; slokera—
of the verse; artha—meaning; karivyGche—has been made; bddha—objectionable.

TRANSLATION

“Because you have placed the known subject at the end and that which is un-
known at the beginning, the composition is faulty, and the meaning of the words
has become doubtful.
