CC Antya 1.195
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 195
- kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya
- kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ
- parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ
- na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ
SYNONYMS
kim — what use; kāvyena — with poetry; kaveḥ — of the poet; tasya — that; kim — what use; kāṇḍena — with the arrow; dhanuḥ — mataḥ—of the bowman; parasya — of another; hṛdaye — in the heart; lagnam — penetrating; na ghūrṇayati — does not cause to roll about; yat — which; śiraḥ — the head.
TRANSLATION
"'What is the use of a bowman’s arrow or a poet’s poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'"