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CC Ādi 17.167

Bengali

তোমা–সবার শাস্ত্রকর্তা—সেহ ভ্ৰান্ত হৈল ।
না জানি’ শাস্ত্রের মর্ম ঐছে আজ্ঞা দিল ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

Text

tomā-sabāra śāstra-kartā — seha bhrānta haila
nā jāni’ śāstrera marma aiche ājñā dila

Synonyms

tomā-sabāra — of all of you; śāstra-kartā — compilers of scripture; seha — they also; bhrānta — mistaken; haila — became; nā jāni’ — without knowing; śāstrera marma — the essence of scriptures; aiche — such; ājñā — order; dila — gave.

Translation

“There are many mistakes and illusions in your scriptures. Their compilers, not knowing the essence of knowledge, gave orders that were against reason and argument.”