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CC Ādi 15.6

Bengali

অল্পকালে হৈলা পঞ্জী–টীকাতে প্রবীণ ।
চিরকালের পড়ুয়া জিনে হইয়া নবীন ॥ ৬ ॥

Text

alpa-kāle hailā pañjī-ṭīkāte pravīṇa
cira-kālera paḍuyā jine ha-iyā navīna

Synonyms

alpa-kāle — within a very short time; hailā — became; pañjī-ṭīkāte — in the commentary on grammar named Pañjī-ṭīkā; pravīṇa — very expert; cira-kālera — all older; paḍuyā — students; jine — conquers; ha-iyā — being; navīna — their junior.

Translation

He soon became so expert in commenting on the Pañjī-ṭīkā that He could win victory over all the other students, although He was a neophyte.

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says there was a commentary on grammar named Pañjī-ṭīkā that was later explained very lucidly by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.