History of Bengali Language and Literature c9.s2.26

c9.s2.26

Nimāi however shewed no want of patience, nor displayed any sign of being disturbed by the remark. He praised the poetry but gently pointed out that there were some serious errors of Rhetoric in it. In the first line he had used the word ভবানী-ভর্ত্তৃ signifying Çiva while the word really meant Lord of the wife of Çiva. This fallacy was called বিরুদ্ধ মতি. In the word বিভবতি in the next line there was the fallacy of ক্রমভঙ্গ, in the word শ্ৰীলঙ্কী the fallacy of পুনরুক্ত বদাভাস. Thus he pointed out fallacies too numerous to be mentioned and as he went on, the natural brilliance of his speech and the light that emanated from his eyes shewed that he was endowed with special gifts of genius. The veteran scholar was dumb-struck and retired with a broken heart. Thus the glory of Navadwīpa was saved. All felt that day that young Nimāi was an extraordinary man, and the reputation of his Tol spread far and wide.