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CC Ādi 16.86

Bengali

বিচারি’ কবিত্ব কৈলে হয় সুনির্মল ।
সালঙ্কার হৈলে অর্থ করে ঝলমল ॥ ৮৬ ॥

Text

vicāri’ kavitva kaile haya sunirmala
sālaṅkāra haile artha kare jhalamala

Synonyms

vicāri’ — with proper consideration; kavitva — poetic explanation; kaile — if done; haya — it becomes; sunirmala — very pure; sa-alaṅkāra — with metaphorical use of words; haile — if it is; artha — meaning; kare — does; jhalamala — dazzle.

Translation

“Poetic skill used with due consideration is very pure, and with metaphors and analogies it is dazzling.”