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CC Ādi 2.78

Bengali

বিপ্রত্ব বিখ্যাত তার পাণ্ডিত্য অজ্ঞাত ।
অতএব বিপ্র আগে, পাণ্ডিত্য পশ্চাত ॥ ৭৮ ॥

Text

vipratva vikhyāta tāra pāṇḍitya ajñāta
ataeva vipra āge, pāṇḍitya paścāta

Synonyms

vipratva — the quality of being a vipra; vikhyāta — well known; tāra — his; pāṇḍitya — erudition; ajñāta — unknown; ataeva — therefore; vipra — the word vipra; āge — first; pāṇḍitya — erudition; paścāta — afterwards.

Translation

“The man’s being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.