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; nahi—not; kaya—utters. ¶
Translation
When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearfuI and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything. ¶