Ādi-līlā | Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 16.34
kāhāń tumi sarva-śāstre kavitve pravīṇa
kāhāń āmi sabe śiśu — paḍuyā navīna
SYNONYMS
kāhāń — whereas; tumi — your good self; sarva-śāstre — in all scriptures; kavitve — in a literary career; pravīṇa — very much experienced; kāhāń — whereas; āmi — I; sabe — just; śiśu — a boy; paḍuyā — student; navīna — new.
TRANSLATION
"My dear sir, whereas you are a very learned scholar in all sorts of scriptures and are very much experienced in composing poetry, I am only a boy — a new student and nothing more.
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