CC Adi 16.69
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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
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.