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# Gopalacampu 1.12.9

Gopālacampū 1.12.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.12.9)

sukhaṃ vā vīryaṃ vā tad iha paramaṃ yat pratimukhaṃ  
pratīpaṃ nirjityānavaratam atulyaṃ vijayate |  
kaviś ca śreyān sa sphurati khalu yas tad-vidhatayā  
sadā tat tad gāyann api na paritas tṛpyatitarām || \[śikhariṇī\]

> “That joy or valor is supreme in this world which continuously triumphs incomparably  
> after overcoming adversity that stands in its way.  
> And that poet truly shines forth as superior who, corresponding to that nature,  
> continually sings of it without ever becoming fully satisfied! ||13.2||”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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