Text 87] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 243

SYNONYMS
pratibha—ingenuity; kavitva—poetic imagination; tormdra—your; devetd—of a
demigod; prasade—by the grace; avica@ra—without good judgment; kavye—in the
poetry; avasya—certainly; pade—there is; dosa—fault; vadhe—obstruction.
TRANSLATION
“You have achieved poetic imagination and ingenuity by the grace of your wor-
shipable demigod. But poetry not well reviewed is certainiy subject to criticism.

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vicari’ kavitva kaile haya sunirmata
sdlankara haile artha kare jhalamata

SYNONYMS

vicari’—with proper consideration; Revitva—poetic explanation; kaife—if done;
haya—it becomes; sunirmala—very pute; sa-a/afkdra—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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$uniyd prabhura vyakhy6d digvijayi vismita
mukhe né nifsare vakya, pratibha stambhita

SYNONYMS

Suniya—hearing; prabhura—of the Lord; vy@khyd—explanation; dig-vijayi—the
champion; vismita—struck with wonder; mukhe—in the mouth; nd--did not;
nifsare—come out; vakya—words; pratibha—ingenuity ; stambhita—choked up.

TRANSLATION

After hearing the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the champion
poet, struck with wonder, his cleverness stunned, could not say anything.
