Text 102] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 249

TRANSLATION

‘You are the most learned scholar and the topmost of all great poets, for other-
wise how could such fine poetry come from your mouth?

TEXT 100
COA a Shay CAA eH ET-NIT |
Coratom safe cote arfe cafe ta a soe y

tomara kavitva yena gahga-jala-dhara
tomd-sama kavi kotha nahi dekhi Gra

SYNONYMS
tomara—your; kavitva—poetic ingenuity ; yena—like; garigd-jala-dhdra—the flowing
of the waters of the Ganges; tomd-sama—like you; kavi—poet; kothd—anywhere;
nahi—not; dekhi—| see; Gra—anyone else.
TRANSLATION
“Your poetic skill is like the constant flow of the waters of the Ganges. | find no

one in the world who can compete with you.

TEXT 101

Cagis, wscwa, ats stfaain |
Sia SIACS STS CHITAR AS Wed kt

bhavabhiti, jayadeva, ara Ralidasa
tan-sabara kavitve ache dosera prakasa

SYNONYMS

bhavabhiiti—of the name Bhavabhiti; jayadeva—of the name Jayadeva; Gra—and;
kalidasa—of the name Kalidasa; taf-sabdra—of all of them; kavitve—in the poetic
power; @che-—there is; dosera—of faults; prakdsa—manifestation.

TRANSLATION

“Even in the poetic compositions of such great poets as Bhavabhiti, Jayadeva
and Kalidasa there are many examples of faults.

TEXT 102

crra-ae-Fasta— ot om ofa’ aft |
afas-wace aie, Ste] on atetficy 502 11
