[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 87\_271 # Bhojaprabandha 87\_271 English (machine translation) 87\_271 - **Language:** English ### [87\_271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_271) The weaver said: "Your Majesty, I do not consider anyone a poet except Kālidāsa. Who in your royal assembly, except Kālidāsa, is a scholar who knows the essence of poetry?" "That abundance of Sarasvatī, born from the ripening nectar of a teacher's grace, / is attained only by a poet, certainly not by force through those who enjoy fame merely for recitation. / Does a wild buffalo, even living in a pool all day long, / only making the flood of water muddy, ever obtain the fragrance of a bed of lotuses? This weaving of my words, sweet with the cleverness of clear expressions, / its flourishing composition fruitful, attains fulfillment in the heart of another, in the heart of a poet. / A side-glance of a lovely-eyed woman, slipping from the corner of her slightly opened eyes, / is meaningless to a child, but it brings some \[wondrous\] delight to a young man." - [Previous: 87\_270](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_270) - [Next: 87\_272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_272) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_271) · Pramāṇa