—json {

  "name":"Cc. Antya 1.195",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 1.195",
  "label":"Text 195",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.195",
  "description":"What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'"

} —

Cc. Antya 1.195

Text

kiṁ kāvyena kaves tasya
kiṁ kāṇḍena dhanuṣ-mataḥ
parasya hṛdaye lagnaṁ
na ghūrṇayati yac chiraḥ

Synonyms

kim—what use; kāvyena—with poetry; kaveḥ—of the poet; tasya—that; kim—what use; kāṇḍena—with the arrow; dhanuḥ-mataḥ—of the bowman; parasya—of another; hṛdaye—in the heart; lagnam—penetrating; na ghūrṇayati—does not cause to roll about; yat—which; śiraḥ—the head.

Translation

What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'