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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 16.56",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 16.56",
  "label":"Text 56",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 16.56",
  "description":"\"The glorification of the Ganges [mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ] is the principal unknown subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word 'idam,' which has been placed after the unknown."

} —

Cc. Ādi 16.56

Text

'gaṅgāra mahattva'—śloke mūla 'vidheya'
idaṁ śabde 'anuvāda'—pāche avidheya

Synonyms

gaṅgāra mahattva—glorification of mother Ganges; śloke—in the verse; mūla—chief; vidheya—unknown; idam—this; śabde—by the word; anuvāda—the known; pāche—at the end; avidheya—improper.

Translation

“The glorification of the Ganges [mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ] is the principal unknown subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word 'idam,' which has been placed after the unknown.