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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.72
পঞ্চ অলঙ্কারের এবে শুনহ বিচার ।
দুই শব্দালঙ্কার, তিন অর্থ–অলঙ্কার ॥৭২ ॥
pañca alaṅkārera ebe śunaha vicāra
dui śabdālaṅkāra, tina artha-alaṅkāra
“Now hear the description of the five literary embellishments. There are two ornaments of sound and three ornaments of meaning.
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The listener is now invited to hear about five literary embellishments.
Two of these are ornaments of sound.
The other three are ornaments of meaning.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this prayer the Lord found five kinds of literary ornaments and five kinds of literary faults, thus defeating the paṇḍita. Later the Kāśmīrī Paṇḍita, who was known to have been victorious all over the country, submitted himself to the goddess of learning, and by her order he met Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu on the morning of the next day and surrendered unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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