Ādi-līlāChapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 16.66

'vibhavati' kriyāya vākya — sāńga, punaḥ viśeṣaṇa

'adbhuta-guṇā' — ei punar-ātta dūṣaṇa

SYNONYMS

vibhavati kriyāya — by the verb vibhavati ("flourishes"); vākya — statement; sāńga — complete; punaḥ — again; viśeṣaṇa adbhuta-guṇa — the adjective adbhuta-guṇa ("wonderful qualities"); ei — this; punar-ātta — repetition of the same word; dūṣaṇa — fault.

TRANSLATION

"The statement by the word 'vibhavati' ['flourishes'] is complete. Qualifying it with the adjective 'adbhuta-guṇā' ['wonderful qualities'] creates the fault of redundancy.

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