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  "name":"Cc. Antya 5.129",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 5.129",
  "label":"Text 129",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 5.129",
  "description":"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."

} —

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, fearfuI and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.