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CC Antya 5.129

Text

śuniyā kavira haila lajjā, bhaya, vismaya
haṁsa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nāhi kaya

Synonyms

śuniyā — hearing; kavira — of the poet; haila — there was; lajjā — shame; bhaya — fear; vismaya — astonishment; haṁsa-madhye — in a society of white swans; baka — a duck; yaiche — just as; kichu — anything; nāhi — not; kaya — utters.

Translation

When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearful and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.