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Ādi 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
CC Ādi 16.69
daśa alaṅkāre yadi eka śloka haya
eka doṣe saba alaṅkāra haya kṣaya
Word for word:
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.
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