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Rajatarangini (Dvitiya) 23

Rājataraṅgiṇī (Dvitīyā) 23

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Sanskrit

23

kāvyaṃ śrutam api prītyai nābodhopahatātmanām /
hīnadantabalasyekṣur mukhe nyastaẖ karoti kim //

Courtly poetry, even when heard, brings no pleasure to those whose minds are struck down by ignorance: / what does sugarcane placed in the mouth of one lacking the strength of teeth achieve?

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