CC Adi 16.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

CC Adi 16.68

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.