Ādi-līlā

Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

Verse 71 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.71

রসালংকারবত্কাব্যং দোষযুক্চেদ্বিভূষিতম্স্যাদ্বপুঃ সুন্দরমপি শ্বিত্রেণৈকেন দুর্ভগম্

रसालंकारवत्काव्यं दोषयुक्चेद्विभूषितम्स्याद्वपुः सुन्दरमपि श्वित्रेणैकेन दुर्भगम्

rasālaṅkāravat kāvyaṁ doṣa-yuk ced vibhūṣitam syād vapuḥ sundaram api śvitreṇaikena durbhagam

Synonyms

rasawith humors; alaṅkāravatwith ornaments (metaphors, similes, etc.); kāvyampoetry; doṣa-yukfaulty; cetif; vibhūṣitamvery nicely decorated; syātit becomes so; vapuḥthe body; sundarambeautiful; apieven though; śvitreṇaby a white spot of leprosy; ekenaone; durbhagamunfortunate..

Translation

"'As one's body, although well-decorated with ornaments, is made unfortunate by even one spot of white leprosy, so an entire poem is made useless by a fault, despite alliteration, similes and metaphors.'

Verse 71 of 111
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