CC Adi 16.69 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 69
- daśa alaṅkāre yadi eka śloka haya
- eka doṣe saba alaṅkāra haya kṣaya
SYNONYMS
daśa alaṅkāre—with ten instances of literary ornamentation; yadi—if; eka—one; śloka—verse; haya—there is; eka doṣe—by one fault; saba—all; alaṅkāra—ornaments; haya kṣaya—become null and void.
TRANSLATION
“If there are ten literary ornaments in a verse but even one faulty expression, the entire verse is nullified.