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CC Adi 2.78

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 78

vipratva vikhyāta tāra pāṇḍitya ajñāta
ataeva vipra āge, pāṇḍitya paścāta


SYNONYMS

vipratva—the quality of being a vipra; vikhyāta—well known; tāra—his; pāṇḍitya—erudition; ajñāta—unknown; ataeva—therefore; vipra—the word vipra; āge—first; pāṇḍitya—erudition; paścāta—afterwards.


TRANSLATION

“The man’s being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.